Dilatation of the abdominal umbilical vein is associated with increased risk of thrombotic complications.
Malformations of the umbilical vein are rare abnormalities diagnosed on prenatal ultrasound. They might be associated with fetal hydrops and fetal death. We report two newborn infants with prenatal diagnosis of umbilical vein dilatation who developed venous thrombosis and discuss the pre- and postnatal management of the constellation with special emphasis on antithrombotic treatment.
Nitsch
Patrizia
P
Children's University Hospital Bonn, Germany. pati.n@web.de
Breuer
Johannes
J
Geipel
Anna
A
Bartmann
Peter
P
Gembruch
Ulrich
U
Heep
Axel
A
D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012307:Risk Factors; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000473:pathology*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*
D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight; D001241:Aspirin