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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-5-28
pubmed:abstractText
We report a case of umbilical cord complication causing, fetal hypoxemia and acidemia. At 30 weeks of gestation, the patient was referred because of slightly increased amniotic fluid volume and a non-reactive cardiotocogram. Biometry was appropriate for gestational age. Umbilical artery and fetal aortic Doppler findings were normal, whereas diastolic blood flow velocities in the middle cerebral artery were increased and the ductus venosus showed severely abnormal flow velocity waveforms with reversal of flow during atrial contraction. Since other reasons for fetal hypoxemia could be excluded, careful examination of the umbilical cord was performed. Traction of the hypercoiled umbilical cord due to its course around the fetal neck and shoulders was suspected. Cesarean section confirmed the sonographic findings and fetal blood gases revealed fetal acidemia. This case indicates that investigation of fetal venous blood flow may also help to identify fetal jeopardy due to reasons other than increased placental vascular resistance.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0960-7692
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
204-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10204214-Acidosis, pubmed-meshheading:10204214-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10204214-Anoxia, pubmed-meshheading:10204214-Aorta, pubmed-meshheading:10204214-Atrial Function, pubmed-meshheading:10204214-Blood Flow Velocity, pubmed-meshheading:10204214-Cerebral Arteries, pubmed-meshheading:10204214-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10204214-Fetal Blood, pubmed-meshheading:10204214-Fetal Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:10204214-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10204214-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:10204214-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:10204214-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10204214-Myocardial Contraction, pubmed-meshheading:10204214-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:10204214-Regional Blood Flow, pubmed-meshheading:10204214-Ultrasonography, Doppler, pubmed-meshheading:10204214-Ultrasonography, Prenatal, pubmed-meshheading:10204214-Umbilical Arteries, pubmed-meshheading:10204214-Umbilical Cord, pubmed-meshheading:10204214-Umbilical Veins, pubmed-meshheading:10204214-Vena Cava, Inferior
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Abnormal ductus venosus blood flow: a clue to umbilical cord complication.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Fetomaternal Medicine, Allgemeines Krankenhaus Barmbek, Hamburg, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports