Multiple true umbilical knots: A silent risk for intrauterine growth restriction with anomalous hemodynamic pattern

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 440-443

  Clerici, G ^a   Koutras, I ^a   Luzietti, R ^a   Di Renzo, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fetal hemodynamics; Intrauterine growth restriction; True umbilical knots

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DUCTUS VENOSUS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS CIRCULATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL MALFORMATION; UMBILICAL VEIN; UTERINE ARTERY;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 35548963416     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000106351     Document Type: Article

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