Prenatal diagnosis of an umbilical vein aneurysm: a case report.
Aneurysm of the umbilical vessels is a rare abnormality and has seldom been diagnosed prenatally. We report a case in which dilatation of the intra-amniotic umbilical cord was seen on prenatal ultrasound at 34-weeks gestation. This was believed to represent an umbilical vein aneurysm and was confirmed on subsequent pathological examination after delivery. A review of the literature concerning these uncommon vascular abnormalities of the umbilical cord is presented.
Department of OB/Gyn, Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT 06610, USA. brittapanda@web.de
Britta
B
Panda
Robert
R
Stiller
Igor
I
Iruretagoyena
Angelique
A
Levi
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology