Are congenital malformations more frequent in fetuses with intrahepatic persistent right umbilical vein? A comparative study

• Main Authors: Ignacio Adiego-Calvo (Author), Ricardo Saviron-Cornudella (Author), Cristina Martinez-Payo (Author), Encarna Rubio-Aranda (Author), Javier Sancho-Sauco (Author), Ana Isabel Cisneros-Gimeno (Author), Pilar Perez-Perez (Author), Diego Lerma-Puertas (Author), Jaime Whyte-Orozco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Persistent right umbilical vein (PRUV) is a vascular anomaly where the right umbilical vein remains as the only conduit that returns oxygenated blood to the fetus. It has classically been described as associated with numerous defects. We distinguish the intrahepatic variant (better progno...