Acrania due to amniotic band

Vicente Jesus Ruiz, MD

Centro de Ecografia Dr. Vicente J Ruiz, Salta, Argentina

This is a case of a 16-year-old-primigravida at 17 weeks of gestation with an acrania due to amniotic band.

Transabdominal axial and coronal views of  fetal head showing absence of skull bones and exencephaly:

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Transvaginal coronal views of fetal head showing absence of skull bones and exencephaly

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Transvaginal sagittal view of brain tissue free in the amniotic fluid

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Transvaginal views that show amniotic band attached to the fetal head

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These are the postnatal images showing the amniotic band attached to the skull and the exencephaly

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