Placental Chorangiosis: Increased Risk for Cesarean Section

• Main Authors: Shariska S. Petersen (Author), Raminder Khangura (Author), Dmitry Davydov (Author), Ziying Zhang (Author), Roopina Sangha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We describe a patient with Class C diabetes who presented for nonstress testing at 36 weeks and 4 days of gestation with nonreassuring fetal heart tones (NRFHT) and oligohydramnios. Upon delivery, thrombosis of the umbilical cord was grossly noted. Pathological analysis of the placenta revealed chor...