Prenatal Diagnosis of Umbilical Cord Ulcer: A Report of Two Cases

• Main Authors: Daisuke Katsura (Author), Suzuko Moritani (Author), Shunichiro Tsuji (Author), Kaori Hayashi (Author), Kazutaka Yamada (Author), Shinsuke Tokoro (Author), Kounosuke Suzuki (Author), Fuminori Kimura (Author), Takashi Murakami (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Umbilical cord ulcer is related to fetal intestinal atresia or meconium; perforation of the ulcer causes fetal deterioration leading to fetal and neonatal death owing to fetal hemorrhage. However, to the best of our knowledge, a method to diagnose umbilical cord ulcer prenatally is not available. No...