Two- and three-dimensional sonographic diagnosis of fetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein varix: a case report.

Lu M¹, Kakani N, Romagnoli C, Yue L, Xiong W, An S, Song B.

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• ¹Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

Abstract

Fetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein varix is a rare condition characterized by focal dilatation of the umbilical vein of the fetus. We report a case of fetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein varix associated with additional sonographic abnormalities and detected at 31 weeks' gestation. Several follow-up sonographic examinations were performed, and the prenatal findings were confirmed on postnatal ultrasound. The diagnosis was facilitated by the use of three-dimensional power Doppler sonography.

J Clin Ultrasound. 2012 Nov-Dec;40（9）:586-9. doi: 10.1002/jcu.21880. Epub 2012 Jan 17.

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