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Prenatal diagnosis of four‐vessel umbilical cord with supernumerary vein varix: A case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Lei Ting,
Xie HongNing,
Feng JieLing
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/jog.13324
Subject(s) - medicine , varix , umbilical cord , supernumerary , umbilical vein , fetus , obstetrics , gestational age , prenatal diagnosis , vein , pregnancy , surgery , radiology , anatomy , varices , biochemistry , chemistry , cirrhosis , genetics , biology , in vitro
Four‐vessel umbilical cord with two arteries and two veins, and fetal intra‐abdominal umbilical vein varix are rare fetal vascular pathologies, associated with congenital anomalies and an adverse perinatal outcome, respectively. We report a case of a healthy male neonate born at a gestational age of 38 weeks, five days, after prenatal sonographic diagnosis of a four‐vessel umbilical cord with a supernumerary vein varix. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case with this combination.