title: Umbilical intra-abdominal vein varix: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Fetal umbilical intra-abdominal vein varix (FIUV) is a rare congenital malformation characterized by focal dilatation of the umbilical vein. The authors report a case of pregnant woman at 32 weeks of gestation with a fetus affected by dilatation of an intra-abdominal portion of the umbilical vein. They performed continuous ultrasound and cardiotocographic monitoring, from admission to the delivery. They describe the case and perform a review of the literature.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Virdis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gulotta
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cherchi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Spanedda
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Olzai
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ambrosini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dessole
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Capobianco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015148:Cardiotocography; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*