Intrauterine fetal death caused by seatbelt injury
Objective: Severe motor vehicle accidents involving pregnant women can result in fetal and neonatal death. We describe a case in which fetal death occurred due to relatively mild seatbelt injuries and present the characteristic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of the placenta. Case Report:...
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| author | Shizuka Yamada Koji Nishijima Jin Takahashi Nozomu Takahashi Chiyo Tamamura Yoshio Yoshida |
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| description | Objective: Severe motor vehicle accidents involving pregnant women can result in fetal and neonatal death. We describe a case in which fetal death occurred due to relatively mild seatbelt injuries and present the characteristic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of the placenta.
Case Report: A 26-year-old primigravid woman at 20 weeks gestation was involved in an automobile accident. Although she suffered only a seatbelt injury, fetal death subsequently occurred. Contrast-enhanced MRI showed the region compressed by the seatbelt as a low-intensity band without enhancement, and serum alpha-fetoprotein and hemoglobin F levels were elevated.
Conclusion: Careful monitoring, including blood and abdominal examinations, should be performed when pregnant women suffer seatbelt injuries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1fdb6790f50d48fe9fc139eba430faea2022-12-22T01:58:09ZengElsevierTaiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology1028-45592017-08-0156455856010.1016/j.tjog.2016.08.009Intrauterine fetal death caused by seatbelt injuryShizuka YamadaKoji NishijimaJin TakahashiNozomu TakahashiChiyo TamamuraYoshio YoshidaObjective: Severe motor vehicle accidents involving pregnant women can result in fetal and neonatal death. We describe a case in which fetal death occurred due to relatively mild seatbelt injuries and present the characteristic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of the placenta. Case Report: A 26-year-old primigravid woman at 20 weeks gestation was involved in an automobile accident. Although she suffered only a seatbelt injury, fetal death subsequently occurred. Contrast-enhanced MRI showed the region compressed by the seatbelt as a low-intensity band without enhancement, and serum alpha-fetoprotein and hemoglobin F levels were elevated. Conclusion: Careful monitoring, including blood and abdominal examinations, should be performed when pregnant women suffer seatbelt injuries.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455917301584Abruptio placentaeAlpha-fetoproteinsFetal hemoglobinFetomaternal transfusionWounds and injuries |
| spellingShingle | Shizuka Yamada Koji Nishijima Jin Takahashi Nozomu Takahashi Chiyo Tamamura Yoshio Yoshida Intrauterine fetal death caused by seatbelt injury Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology Abruptio placentae Alpha-fetoproteins Fetal hemoglobin Fetomaternal transfusion Wounds and injuries |
| title | Intrauterine fetal death caused by seatbelt injury |
| title_full | Intrauterine fetal death caused by seatbelt injury |
| title_fullStr | Intrauterine fetal death caused by seatbelt injury |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intrauterine fetal death caused by seatbelt injury |
| title_short | Intrauterine fetal death caused by seatbelt injury |
| title_sort | intrauterine fetal death caused by seatbelt injury |
| topic | Abruptio placentae Alpha-fetoproteins Fetal hemoglobin Fetomaternal transfusion Wounds and injuries |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455917301584 |
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