• Andreia Rodrigues, Cláudia Araújo, Rui Carvalho, Maria Antonieta Melo, Luísa Pinto, and Luís Mendes da Graça.
• Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal. andreia.dalmeida@gmail.com
• Fetal. Diagn. Ther. 2012 Jan 1; 32 (4): 288-91.

AbstractPseudoamniotic band syndrome (PABS) is an iatrogenic complication that causes entanglement of fetal parts in a constrictive sheet of detached or ruptured amniotic membrane after an invasive procedure, namely amniocentesis, amnioreduction or septostomy in twins. The incidence and risk factors for PABS after fetoscopy-guided laser have not been documented [Winer et al.: Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;198:393.e1-393.e5]. We report a case of monochorionic biamniotic twin pregnancy submitted to selective fetoscopic laser photocoagulation for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome at 16 weeks of gestation. The procedure was complicated by the death of one of the fetuses at 24 weeks of gestation. Moreover, the surviving twin was diagnosed postnatally with pseudoamniotic band syndrome, presenting with affected limbs. The newborn was submitted to surgical correction of these lesions with a successful outcome and was discharged on day 15.Copyright © 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel.

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