title: [Ductus venosus Arantii in the fetal venosus circulation: anatomical and clinical aspects].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to summarize the published data on the anatomical structure of the ductus venosus, the mechanism of regulation of the ductus venosus shunting and its role in the fetal survival and the possible use of the measurement of the ductus venosus shunting in the clinical practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  Review.
  
  
  METHODS
  Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Medical Faculty Charles University Hradec Králové.
  
  
  METHODS
  We summarized published data on the ductus venosus shunting in the fetal venosus circulation with the regulatory mechanisms, doppler ultrasound diagnostic methods and the medical importance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present review summarizes the results of clinical and experimental research on the ductus venosus in the fetal circulation.
authors.affiliation: Lékarská fakulta Hradec Králové, Univerzita Karlova Praha.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kacerovský
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boudys
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pecková
mesh_terms: D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005311:Fetal Hypoxia / Q000473:pathology; D005333:Fetus / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014680:Veins / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000196:embryology*