Journal article
Single umbilical artery: prenatal findings.
- Herrmann UJ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bern, Switzerland.
- Sidiropoulos D
- 1988-05-01
Published in:
- Prenatal diagnosis. - 1988
Female
Fetal Growth Retardation
Humans
Hydrocephalus
Infant, Newborn
Microcephaly
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, Second
Prenatal Diagnosis
Ultrasonography
Umbilical Arteries
English
In 450 patients with pregnancy at high risk for fetal malformation and/or intrauterine growth retardation, the umbilical cord was investigated sonographically for the presence of a single umbilical artery. A single umbilical artery was diagnosed in four fetuses between 23 and 33 weeks of gestation and suspected in two. Three cases were overlooked at sonography. All seven surviving fetuses had growth retardation at delivery and four also showed severe malformations. Whenever a single umbilical artery is found at sonography, further work-up is required to rule out associated anomalies, intrauterine growth retardation, or chromosomal abnormality.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
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- DOI 10.1002/pd.1970080405
- PMID 3041402
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/243269
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