Gustavo Henrique de Oliveira1, Cristiane de Moraes Dias2, Denise Cristina Mós Vaz-Oliani3, Antonio Hélio Oliani4. 1. MD, MSc. Visiting Professor, Interdepartmental Centre for Fetal Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), and Attending Physician, Instituto de Medicina Reprodutiva e Fetal SS (IMR), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil. 2. MD. Member of the Interdepartmental Centre for Fetal Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), and Attending Physician, Instituto de Medicina Reprodutiva e Fetal SS (IMR), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil. 3. MD, MSc, PhD. Coordinator, Centre for Fetal Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), and Adjunct Professor, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil. 4. MD, MSc, PhD. Head, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), and Technical Director, Instituto de Medicina Reprodutiva e Fetal SS (IMR), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
Abstract
CONTEXT: Umbilical cord thrombosis is related to greater fetal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. It is usually associated with umbilical cord abnormalities that lead to mechanical compression with consequent vascular ectasia. Its correct diagnosis and clinical management remains a challenge that has not yet been resolved. CASE REPORT: This study reports a case of umbilical artery thrombosis that occurred in the second half of a pregnancy. The umbilical cord was long, thin and overly twisted and the fetus presented severe intrauterine growth restriction. The clinical and histopathological findings from this case are described. CONCLUSIONS: This case report emphasizes the difficulty in diagnosing and clinically managing abnormalities of intrauterine life with a high chance of perinatal complications.
CONTEXT: Umbilical cord thrombosis is related to greater fetal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. It is usually associated with umbilical cord abnormalities that lead to mechanical compression with consequent vascular ectasia. Its correct diagnosis and clinical management remains a challenge that has not yet been resolved. CASE REPORT: This study reports a case of umbilical artery thrombosis that occurred in the second half of a pregnancy. The umbilical cord was long, thin and overly twisted and the fetus presented severe intrauterine growth restriction. The clinical and histopathological findings from this case are described. CONCLUSIONS: This case report emphasizes the difficulty in diagnosing and clinically managing abnormalities of intrauterine life with a high chance of perinatal complications.
Authors: Ali Alhousseini; Sunil Jaiman; Edgar Hernandez-Andrade; Salam Zeineddine; Faisal Qureshi; Suzanne M Jacques Journal: Case Rep Obstet Gynecol Date: 2018-07-09