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Umbilical cord prolapse

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2004
Umbilical cord prolapse is an obstetric emergency with high perinatal mortality w1x. The management of this condition has not changed for more than 50 years. Diagnosis is followed by attempts to prevent the presenting part from compressing the cord, and rapid delivery is sought. This retrospective review assesses current practice and outcomes for women
N S, Qureshi   +2 more
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Umbilical Cord Abnormalities

Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology
The umbilical cord is the connection between mother and fetus through which gases and nutrients are exchanged. It's remarkable structure allows for freedom of movement while providing a cushioned, protected conduit from mother to fetus. Fetal development and survival are dependent upon the umbilical cord.
Michael G, Pinette, Maria, Tropepe
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PROLAPSE OF THE UMBILICAL CORD

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 1959
Abstract 1. 1. Prolapse of the cord was associated in this series with a corrected perinatal mortality rate of 42.3 per cent. Among the infants delivered promptly, per vaginam when this was safe, and by cesarean section when vaginal delivery was unsafe, the mortality rate was 10.9 per cent.
M L, TANCER, H, REUSS
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Umbilical cord knots

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2000
Background. Umbilical cord knots may represent a hazard to the fetus, particularly as regards intrauterine death and fetal distress or asphyxia in labor. The object of this study was to analyze the impact of associated umbilical cord encirclements and cord length on fetal outcome and fetal weight deviation.Methods.
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Angiomyxomas of the umbilical cord

Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1980
Rare benign angiomyxomatous tumors of the umbilical cord, associated with a macerated stillbirth, are described. Only 12 cases of vascular tumor of the cord have been reported and only 2 of these were associated with fetal death. The histopathology of this unusual tumor is presented together with a review of the literature.
D W, Fortune, A G, Ostör
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Umbilical Cord Pathology

Surgical Pathology Clinics, 2013
Problems and abnormalities of the umbilical cord play a significant role in perinatal morbidity and mortality. Because the umbilical cord is the lifeline of the fetus, any disruption of blood flow through the umbilical vessels can lead to severe fetal consequences.
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Chirality in the umbilical cord

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 1993
ABSTRACTObject To determine the chiral varieties of the vascular helix of the umbilical cord and find their normal proportions.Design Differences between the sexes were tested by a χ2 test and the hypothesis that left‐handed types occur in 50% of cases was tested using the binomial distribution.Setting United Arab Emirates.Subject
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Umbilical Cord Hematoma

Fetal and Pediatric Pathology, 2019
Background: Umbilical cord haematomas may result in mortality or significant morbidity due to interference with vital fetal blood flow. Case report: We present a massive umbilical haematoma in a asymptomatic neonate without risk factors or hypoxic event.
M I, Sánchez-Códez   +2 more
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Malformations of the Umbilical Cord

Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae, 1977
In 184 autopsies of death newborns, stillborn infants and aborted fetuses (mostly with congenital malformations), 57 (30.98%) umbilical cord anomalies were discovered (38 M and 19 F): 19 cases with knots (10.32%), 17 with arterial agenesis (9.2%,), 8 with focal fibrosis of Wharton's jelly (4.34%), 7 with varices and thrombosis (3.8%0), and6 (3.25 ...
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Hemangiomas of the Umbilical Cord

Pediatric Pathology, 1983
Four cases of umbilical cord hemangioma are presented and analyzed with all previously reported cases. Umbilical cord hemangiomas consist of an angiomatous nodule containing and encompassed by edema and myxomatous degeneration of Wharton's jelly, often cystic.
S A, Heifetz, M E, Rueda-Pedraza
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