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Prenatal diagnosis with ultrasound of anomalous course of the umbilical vein and its relationship to fetal outcome

✍ Scribed by Kinare, Arun S.; Ambardekar, Shrikant T.; Bhattacharya, Debasis; Pande, Satish A.

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1996
Tongue: English
Weight: 567 KB
Volume: 24
Category: Article
ISSN: 0091-2751
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(199609)24:7<333::aid-jcu1>3.0.co;2-c

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✦ Synopsis

Diagnosis of three types of anomalous course of the umbilical vein (UV) was made in 10 cases using antenatal ultrasound (US). Pulsed wave (PW) Doppler ultrasound was used to evaluate the UV in all cases. In one case, the UV was directly joining the superior vena cava (SVC) without forming subcutaneous collaterals, an abnormal course of UV not yet reported previously. Of these ten fetuses, six had various associated anomalies, including three fetuses with central nervous system (CNS) abnormalities.