Umbilical cord edema associated with patent urachus.
Umbilical cord anomalies can often be detected prenatally by ultrasound, but a definitive prenatal diagnosis is not always possible. We present a case with increasing edema of the Wharton's jelly followed by the development of pseudocysts in the proximal umbilical cord due to a patent urachus. The first abnormal findings were detected by ultrasound in the 14th week of gestation. Differential diagnoses and their influence on surveillance and birth management are discussed.
Schiesser
M
M
Universitäts-Frauenklinik Basel, Basel, Switzerland. mschiesser@uhbs.ch
Lapaire
O
O
Holzgreve
W
W
Tercanli
S
S
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014496:Urachal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014497:Urachus / Q000002:abnormalities*