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Velamentous Cord Insertion in a Singleton Pregnancy : An Obscure Cause of Emergency Cesarean—A Case Report
Joint Authors
Costa, Fernanda
Ferreira Carvalho, Joana Isabel
Rocha, Juliana
do Carmo, Olímpia
Meireles, Isabel
Source
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-11-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Approximately 2% of low-risk pregnant women still require an emergency Cesarean section after the onset of labor.
Because it is likely that half of these cases are associated with placental and umbilical cord abnormalities, it is thought that prenatal detection of such abnormalities would reduce the number of emergency cesarean sections in low-risk women.
Velamentous cord insertion is an abnormal cord insertion in which the umbilical vessels diverge as they traverse between the amnion and chorion before reaching the placenta.
With a reported incidence of 1% in singleton pregnancies, it has been associated with several obstetric complications.
This condition has been diagnosed by ultrasonography with a sensitivity of 67% and specificity of 100% in the second trimester.
The present case highlights the importance of the systematic assessment of the placental cord insertion site at routine obstetric ultrasound and the potential of identifying pregnancies with velamentous insertion and, therefore, those at risk for obstetric complications.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rocha, Juliana& Ferreira Carvalho, Joana Isabel& Costa, Fernanda& Meireles, Isabel& do Carmo, Olímpia. 2012. Velamentous Cord Insertion in a Singleton Pregnancy : An Obscure Cause of Emergency Cesarean—A Case Report. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rocha, Juliana…[et al.]. Velamentous Cord Insertion in a Singleton Pregnancy : An Obscure Cause of Emergency Cesarean—A Case Report. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Rocha, Juliana& Ferreira Carvalho, Joana Isabel& Costa, Fernanda& Meireles, Isabel& do Carmo, Olímpia. Velamentous Cord Insertion in a Singleton Pregnancy : An Obscure Cause of Emergency Cesarean—A Case Report. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-462233
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-462233