Malformations of the Umbilical Cord
- 1 October 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae
- Vol. 26 (3-4) , 259-266
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0001566000009739
Abstract
In 184 autopsies of death newborns, stillborn infants and aborted fetuses (mostly with congenital malformations), 57 (30.98%) umbilical cord anomalies were discovered (38 M and 19 F): 19 cases with knots (10.32%), 17 with arterial agenesis (9.2%,), 8 with focal fibrosis of Wharton's jelly (4.34%), 7 with varices and thrombosis (3.8%0), and6 (3.25%) with other anomalies. Thirtyone of the fetuses were born from first pregnancy, 32 were stillborn and 26 premature.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- The missing umbilical artery: I. Prospective study based on a maternity unitArchives of Disease in Childhood, 1974
- Significance of the Single Umbilical Artery: A Clinical, Radiological, Chromosomal, and Dermatoglyphic StudyArchives of Disease in Childhood, 1972