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Abnormal systemic venous connection possibly associated with a persistent right umbilical vein; a case report [PDF]

BMC Pediatrics, 2004
Background Abnormal venous connections involving a persistent right umbilical vein are rare. In a minority of cases the liver is entirely bypassed and the condition is associated with multiple congenital malformations.
Smevik Bjarne, Nakstad Britt
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Microplastics in maternal blood, fetal appendages, and umbilical vein blood

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Microplastics (MPs) have been detected in placenta and amniotic fluid, but there is no research on whether MPs exist in the other two fetal appendages: fetal membrane and umbilical cord.
Hanxiang Sun, Xiujuan Su, Jing Mao, Yang Liu, Guohua Li, Qiaoling Du   +5 more
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Case report: A case of fetal umbilical vein varix presenting disseminated intravascular coagulation, polycythemia, and neonatal hepatitis in an extremely low birth weight infant

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
Reports on the clinical course of fetal umbilical vein varix in premature infants are limited. We report a case of an extremely low body weight infant with intra-abdominal umbilical vein varix who developed disseminated intravascular coagulation ...
Mariko Sekiguchi, Takeo Mukai, Yoshihiko Shitara, Kohei Kashima, Takahiro Seyama, Keiichi Kumasawa, Naoto Takahashi   +6 more
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The Value of Antenatal Ultrasound in Diagnosing Anatomical and Morphological Abnormalities of the Fetal Umbilical Vein

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2023
Background: Normally, fetal umbilical vein (UV) starts from the capillary network in the chorionic villus and accompanies the umbilical artery (UA). After leaving the placenta, it courses along within the umbilical cord.
Chunguo Zhang, Jing Zhao, Hongli Wang, Xiaoxia Zha, Lihong He   +4 more
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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., Di Meglio L., Di Meglio L., Locci M., Mastantuoni E., Raffone A., Riccardi C., Saccone G., Toscano P., Zullo F.   +9 more
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Aberrant expression of proatherogenic cytokines and growth factors in human umbilical vein endothelial cells from newborns of type 2 diabetic women

SAGE Open Medicine, 2021
Objectives: This study reports the levels of cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors previously identified as taking part in the pathology of atherosclerosis in human umbilical vein endothelial cells derived from mothers with type 2 diabetes and ...
Samar Sultan
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Diagnosis of an Umbilical Vein Aneurysm at 30 Weeks Gestation

Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2021
Background. Fetal umbilical vein aneurysm is an uncommon anomaly without clear guidelines regarding the management of these pregnancies. Case Presentation.
Meredith S. Campbell, Amanda M. Craig, Jeff Reese, Alicia K. Crum, Soha S. Patel   +4 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, Cielo García-Montero, Oscar Fraile-Martinez, Luis G. Guijarro, Coral Bravo, Juan A. De Leon-Luis, Jose V. Saez, Julia Bujan, Melchor Alvarez-Mon, Natalio García-Honduvilla, Miguel A. Saez, Miguel A. Ortega   +11 more
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Placental and Doppler ultrasound findings in pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infectionAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports, 2023
BACKGROUND: Several viral infections cause changes in the placenta. Cytomegalovirus, herpes viruses, and HIV cause increased placental thickness; Zika virus induces focal regions of necrosis; parvovirus B19 causes a structural injury.
Eva María Soto-Sánchez, MD, PhD, Carmen López-Gorosabel, MD, PhD, Ana Belén Ibáñez-Santamaría, MD, Beatriz Sánchez-Estévez, MD, Jesús De la Fuente-Valero, MD, Juan José Hernández-Aguado, MD   +5 more
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Compensatory Feto-Placental Upregulation of the Nitric Oxide System during Fetal Growth Restriction [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Fetal Growth Restriction is often associated with a feto-placental vascular dysfunction conceivably involving endothelial cells. Our study aimed to verify this pathogenic role for feto-placental endothelial cells and, coincidentally ...
Begliuomini, Silvia, Boldrini, Antonio, Casarosa, Elena, Coceani, Flavio, Fink, Bruno, Genazzani, Andrea R., Ghirri, Paolo, Pisaneschi, Silvia, Ripoli, Andrea, Sanchez, Angel Matias, Simoncini, Tommaso, Strigini, Francesca A. L.   +11 more
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