title: Anomalies associated with single umbilical artery at perinatal autopsy.
abstract: We evaluated 214 fetuses sent for autopsy with gestational ages ranging from 12 to 39 weeks. Of these, seventeen fetuses (7.9%) had single umbilical artery. Thirteen of these fetuses were aborted after antenatal detection of severe malformations and 4 died in utero. Genito-urinary system (n=6) and central nervous system (n=4) were the most common sites of involvement. Presence of single umbilical artery warrants a detailed evaluation of the fetus for other anomalies.
authors: Department of Medical Genetics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India, girish.katta@manipal.edu.
authors: Shalini S
authors: SS
authors: Nayak
authors: Anju
authors: A
authors: Shukla
authors: Katta M
authors: KM
authors: Girisha
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D001344:Autopsy; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D058529:Single Umbilical Artery / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome