The giant umbilical cord.
The giant umbilical cord is a rare malformation of the umbilical cord that can easily be diagnosed on prenatal scans and is unmistakable postnatally. We report a case to highlight issues of this rare finding. Visual diagnosis is easy and surgical repair is usually required.
Wildhaber
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University Children's Hospital, 6, Rue Willy-Donzé, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
Antonelli
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Pfister
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014497:Urachus / Q000002:abnormalities