title: Spontaneous intra-uterine total rupture of a velamentous umbilical cord; a case report.
abstract: A case of spontaneous intra-uterine total rupture of a velamentous umbilical cord is reported. Shortly after delivery of an exsanguinated stillborn, a completely separated cord was spontaneously delivered. At its insertion the umbilical cord was velamentous, and it consisted of only three vessels at the site of rupture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dybendal Hospital, Frederikssund, Denmark.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vestermark
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kay
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Windfeldt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000473:pathology*