A Case Of Intrauterine Fetal Death Due To Stricture Of The Umbilical Cord. |
Sun Woong Hong, Byung Sun Kim, Hyung Ho Kim, Jang Yong Lee, Yong Pil Kang, Jin Gyu Sun, Kwang Soo Kee |
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Kwangju Christian Hospital, Kwangju, Korea. |
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Abstract |
Umbilical cord stricture is a very rare cord abnormality that cause intrauterine fetal death. An extreme focal deficiency of Wharton's jelly is suggested as a cause of cord stricture, and was most commonly occurred at the fetal end of umbilical cord. Antenatal detection of umbilical cord stricture is very difficult. We experienced a case of the intrauterine fetal death due to umbilical cord stricture, and we report this case with a brief review of literatures. |
Key Words:
Umbilical cord stricture, Wharton's jelly |
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