Limb body wall complex (LBWC) /Body stalk
syndrome anomaly refers to a rare complicated
polymalformative fetal malformation syndrome of
uncertain etiology firstly described by Van Allen et al
in 1987. There are very few cases reported in literature
and thus we report a rare case of LBWC. Twenty seven
years female presented to labour room with 32 weeks
of gestation with no prenatal care and delivered a low
birth weight still born fetus weighing 1100gms. On
fetal autopsy large abdominal wall defect was noted
with difficulty in identifying abdomino-pelvic organs
and ambiguous genitalia. Placenta weighed 250gms
with attached short umbilical cord measuring 7cms,
arising from periphery. A cyst noted attached to
placental membrane measuring 9x5cms which on
dissection retrieved partially maldeveloped organs.
Post mortem radiological findings included Absence
of right femur with short tibia and right fibula, Complex
vestibral malformation, Craniosynostosis and
Overcrowding of ribs
