Prenatal diagnosis of an umbilical vein aneurysm: a case report.

Full Abstract

Aneurysm of the umbilical vessels is a rare abnormality and has seldom been diagnosed prenatally. We report a case in which dilatation of the intra-amniotic umbilical cord was seen on prenatal ultrasound at 34-weeks gestation. This was believed to represent an umbilical vein aneurysm and was confirmed on subsequent pathological examination after delivery. A review of the literature concerning these uncommon vascular abnormalities of the umbilical cord is presented.

Author information

Author/s: Panda, Britta (B); Stiller, Robert (R); Iruretagoyena, Igor (I); Levi, Angelique (A);

Affiliation: Department of OB/Gyn, Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT 06610, USA. brittapanda(-atsign-)web.de

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review

Journal: Connecticut medicine (Conn Med), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Sep; vol 73 (issue 8) : pp 465-7

Dates: Created 2009/09/25; Completed 2009/10/20;

PMID: 19777980, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/20/2009, IMS Date: )

Sourced from the National Library of Medicine. Abstract text and other information may be subject to copyright.

External Links for this article
(including full text providers, if available):

Click Electronic Full-text Provider Links to see options for finding the electronic full text links to this article. Note there may be a subscription or fee required for access to the full text. See our FAQ for information on finding FREE full text articles.

This article may also be located in paper journal collections available in many libraries. Use the Journal and Publication Information above to find the full article.