Current Medicine Research and Practice, 2021 Umbilical cord has two arteries and one vein. The absence of one artery is referred to as single umbilical artery which could be because of primary agenesis of umbilical artery or atrophy or secondary atresia of the previously normally developed ...
Sakshi Nayar +4 more
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From dual to single umbilical artery: a case of umbilical artery thrombosis with hypercoiling and literature review. [PDF]
Front Med (Lausanne)Umbilical artery thrombosis (UAT) is an extremely rare but severe obstetric complication associated with adverse perinatal outcomes, including fetal growth restriction (FGR), fetal distress, and intrauterine fetal demise.
Ding W, Yan J, Lin X, Yan L, Tao E.
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Isolated Single Umbilical Artery and Histomorphometric Changes of Umbilical Blood Vessels in Intrauterine Growth Retarded Foetus in Comparison to Normal Neonates. [PDF]
J Pharm Bioallied SciBackground: Three vessels—one vein and two arteries—allow the fetus and placenta to exchange waste, oxygen, and nutrients in the umbilical cord. Single umbilical artery (SUA), a congenital abnormality with one umbilical artery, can occur in some ...
Kumar D, Soni JS.
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Isolated Single Umbilical Artery in Twin Pregnancies and its Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes - A Case Report and Review of Literature [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Single umbilical artery is the most common congenital abnormality of the umbilical cord and is seen in 4-11% of twin pregnancies. It is usually associated with intrauterine growth retardation, preterm labour, small-for-dates and other structural ...
Showkathali Iqbal, Iqbal Raiz
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 BackgroundPrevious studies have shown that abnormal increases in autoimmune antibodies in pregnant women may increase the risk of maternal thrombosis. However, at our hospital, two pregnant women presented with umbilical artery thrombosis and positive ...
Xin Li +14 more
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Considering the Effects and Maternofoetal Implications of Vascular Disorders and the Umbilical Cord
Medicina, 2022 The umbilical cord is a critical anatomical structure connecting the placenta with the foetus, fulfilling multiple functions during pregnancy and hence influencing foetal development, programming and survival.
Lara Sánchez-Trujillo +11 more
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Diagnosis of single umbilical artery and risk of foetal congenital malformations by prenatal ultrasound: a retrospective study. [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy ChildbirthBackground Single umbilical artery (SUA) is strongly associated with foetal structural abnormalities; however, the exact pattern of this association has not been described.
Yu J, Wu Q, Kong F, Ning Y.
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Optimal duration of cardiotocography assessment using the iPREFACE score to predict fetal acidemia
Scientific Reports, 2022 Cardiotocography (CTG) applicability to improve fetal outcomes remains controversial. This study aimed to determine the clinically optimal CTG assessment duration using the integrated score index to predict fetal acidemia by intrapartum fetal heart rate ...
Ayumu Ito +9 more
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Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2023 Microblood perfusion of isolated single umbilical artery (ISUA) foetus placenta was evaluated using three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound (3D-PDU).
Tian-Gang Li +3 more
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Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, 2020 OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there is a relationship between placental thickness and the umbilical artery and uterine artery Doppler evaluation in the second trimester.
Emine Aydin, Ayca Nazli Bulut
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