Amniotic Band Syndrome: A Rare and Little-Known Clinical Entity

1. Clinical Image

Amniotic band disease is a group of complex congenital malformations, mainly affecting the limbs, the craniofacial region and the thoracoabdominal axis. There is exogenous theory: early rupture of the amnion leads to the formation of fibrous bridges, which are responsible of the strangulation; And endogenous theory favours a vascular origin, in which case the bridges have no causal role [1].

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