Absent ductus venosus in the fetus: Review of the literature and first report of direct umbilical venous drainage to the coronary sinus

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 247-251

  Perles, Zeev ^a   Nir, Amiram ^a   Nadjari, Michael ^a   Ergaz, Zivanit ^a   Raas Rothschild, Annick ^a   Rein, Azaria J J T ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Coronary sinus; Ductus venosus; Echocardiography, fetal; Hydrops fetalis; Persistent left superior vena cava

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY SINUS; EVALUATION; FETUS; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS HYDROPS; FETUS MORTALITY; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEPATIC VEIN; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TRICUSPID VALVE; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; UMBILICAL VEIN; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL VEINS; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 0037626811     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070804     Document Type: Article

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