Ultrasound diagnosis and management of umbilical cord abnormalities

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-27

  Hasegawa, Junichi ^a   Matsuoka, Ryu ^a   Ichizuka, Kiyotake ^a   Sekizawa, Akihiko ^a   Okai, Takashi ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fetal heart rate; Hypercoiled cord; Nuchal cord; Ultrasound; Umbilical cord; Velamentous cord insertion

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FETUS DEATH; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; HYPERCOILED CORD; INCIDENCE; MARGINAL CORD INSERTION; NUCHAL CORD; PLACENTA DISORDER; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UMBILICAL MALFORMATION; VELAMENTOUS CORD INSERTION;

EID: 65349087857     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60031-0     Document Type: Review

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