Extra abdominal Umbilical Vein Varix Causing Stillbirth: a Case Report
Keywords:
Stillbirth, Umbilical vein varix, Extra abdominal
Abstract
Stillbirth continues to be one of the most devastating events for patients and doctors. Efforts for determining the cause of death should always be made, to prevent endangering future pregnancies and obstetric complications. A comprehensive approach that includes autopsy, placental examination and ancillary studies such as microbiology and toxicology are the best way of establishing the cause of stillbirth. Careful examination of the placenta and umbilical cord is imperative since they are associated with common causes of stillbirth. Here we present a case of umbilical vein varix that presented with associated complications that resulted in intrauterine fetal death. DOI: 10.21276/APALM.1265References
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2. Abraham A., et al., Umbilical Cord Haematoma Causing Still Birth-A Case Report. Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR, 2015. 9(12): QD01.
3. Lehtonen, T., et al., Causes of Stillbirth in Turku, Finland, 2001–2011. Pediatric and Developmental Pathology, 2017. 20(1):5-15.
4. Boyd, T.K., et al., The Stillbirth Classification System for the Safe Passage Study: Incorporating Mechanism, Etiology, and Recurrence. Pediatric and Developmental Pathology, 2016: p. 1093526616686251.
5. Oliveira, G.H.d., et al., Intrauterine thrombosis of umbilical artery-case report. Sao Paulo Medical Journal, 2016 (AHEAD).
6. Crespo, V., Variz venosa umbilical intramniótica. Reporte de un caso. Ginecol Obstet Mex, 2015. 83:356-362.
7. Beraud, E., et al., Umbilical vein varix: Importance of ante-and post-natal monitoring by ultrasound. Diagnostic and interventional imaging, 2015. 96(1): 21-26.
8. Fung, T., et al., Fetal intra‐abdominal umbilical vein varix: what is the clinical significance? Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology, 2005. 25(2): 149-154.
9. Cruise, K.R. and G. Rouse, Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome complicated by extrafetal umbilical vein varix. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 2002. 18(5):317-320.
10. Sepulveda, W., et al., Fetal prognosis in varix of the intrafetal umbilical vein. Journal of ultrasound in medicine, 1998. 17(3): 171-175.
11. Dussaux, C., et al., Umbilical vein thrombosis: to deliver or not to deliver at the time of diagnosis? Clinical case reports, 2014. 2(6):271-273.
12. Viora, E., et al., Thrombosis of umbilical vein varix. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2002. 19(2): 212-213.
13. Maheshwari, B., et al., Umbilical cord ulceration: An underdiagnosed entity. Obstetrics & Gynecology Science, 2016. 59(5):388-392.
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2017-05-29
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