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Body stalk anomaly is a severe defect and developmental abnormality that occurs in approximately one of 14,273 births. Sonographic examination of a 19-year-old woman, gravida 1, at approximately 22 weeks gestation, revealed a fetus with multiple coexisting congenital anomalies. This abnormality is uniformly fatal.

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body stalk anomaly body stalk syndrome congenital anomalies short umbilical cord syndrome

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Body Stalk Anomaly: Sonographic Pathologic Correlation

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