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Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of a vitelline vein aneurysm
Author(s) -
Sahinoglu Zeki,
Cetinkaya Burcu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.22575
Subject(s) - medicine , umbilical vein , aneurysm , vein , gestation , thrombosis , fetus , pregnancy , surgery , radiology , biochemistry , chemistry , biology , in vitro , genetics
We report a case of vitelline vein aneurysm detected at 23 weeks of gestation. Few postnatal cases of vitelline vein aneurysm have been reported; however, due to their similar appearances most of them were considered initially as umbilical vein dilatations. The accurate prenatal diagnosis of vitelline vein aneurysm and early postnatal surgical treatment are crucial steps to prevent postnatal obliterative extension of thrombosis that might cause severe neonatal morbidity.