title: Thrombotic occlusion of an umbilical vein varix causing fetal death.
abstract: Acute thrombosis of an umbilical vein varix in combination with a single umbilical artery is a rare cause of fetal death. We now report such a case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schröcksnadel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Holböck
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mitterschiffthaler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tötsch
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dapunt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000473:pathology*