Absence of Wharton's jelly around the umbilical arteries: an unusual cause of perinatal mortality.
Three cases are described in which Wharton's jelly was completely absent around the umbilical cord arteries but was present around the umbilical vein. All three instances of this anomaly were associated with perinatal death.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D014469:Umbilical Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000473:pathology