Intrahepatic persistent fetal right umbilical vein: a retrospective study [PDF]
, 2021 Introduction: To appraise the incidence and value of intrahepatic persistent right umbilical vein (PRUV). Methods: This was a single-center study. Records of all women with a prenatal diagnosis of intrahepatic PRUV were reviewed.
Di Meglio A. +9 more
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The effect of different dosages of progesterone suppositories on uterine-fetal vascular resistance in women at risk of premature delivery and its comparison with the control group [PDF]
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2023 Introduction: Despite the widespread use of progesterone in pregnancy, there is limited information on its effect on uterine-placental blood circulation and especially on the fetal blood circulation system in the second half of pregnancy.
Mozhgan Rahmanian +3 more
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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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Journal of Lipid Research, 1997 Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) like arachidonic (C20:4) and docosahexaenoic (C22:6) acids are essential for harmonious fetal development. This study evaluates, at near term, the distributions of free fatty acids (FFA) and their fetal carrier protein,
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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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A Rare Complex Case of Congenital Umbilical Arteriovenous Malformation and Review of Literature
American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2016 Introduction Congenital umbilical arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are extremely rare. We present the first case of congenital umbilical AVM with feeding arteries originating not only from abdominal but also from the mammary arteries. Case
Rebeca Gregorio-Hernández +5 more
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Expression of mRNA for phospholipase A(2), cyclooxygenases, and lipoxygenases in cultured human umbilical vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells and in biopsies from umbilical arteries and veins [PDF]
, 1998 Arachidonic acid (AA) is released by phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) and then converted into vasoactive and inflammatory eicosanoids by cyclooxygenases (COX) and lipoxygenases (LOX).
Carlsson, Maria +5 more
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A possible new approach in the prediction of late gestational hypertension: The role of the fetal aortic intima-media thickness [PDF]
, 2017 The aim was to determine the predictive role of combined screening for late-onset gestational hypertension by fetal ultrasound measurements, third trimester uterine arteries (UtAs) Doppler imaging, and maternal history.
Camerin, Martina +4 more
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Umbilical artery pseudoaneurysm
Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2015 A 5-week-old baby boy was referred to ultrasonography because of a discharging umbilical granuloma (UG) not responding to silver nitrate applications. He had no medical history, birth occurred without complications. Ultrasonography (US) found an anechoic 5 mm umbilical mass (Fig. A). Doppler color (Fig.
Tribolet, Sophie +3 more
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Umbilical artery perforation: a potentially life-threatening complication of umbilical artery catheterisation [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2017 Umbilical artery catheterisation is frequently performed in preterm or critically ill newborn infants for invasive monitoring of blood pressure and blood sampling for laboratory tests. It is associated with well-known complications like catheter-related infections, thromboembolic events and aneurysmal formation of the aorta.
Molanus, Daniel +4 more
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