Wharton’s jelly absence: a possible cause of stillbirth


Autoria(s): Damasceno, Eduarda Bittencourt; Lima, Patricia Picciarelli de
Contribuinte(s)

UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO

Data(s)

29/01/2014

29/01/2014

2013

Resumo

The umbilical cord is a structure that provides vascular flow between the fetus and the placenta. It contains two arteries and one vein, which are surrounded and supported by gelatinous tissue known as Wharton’s jelly. There are many umbilical cord abnormalities that are related to the prognosis of fetus survival and birth weight. The authors report a case of umbilical cord constriction due to the localized absence of Wharton’s jelly, which was undiagnosed antenatally and had a fatal outcome. A review of the association between the absence of Wharton’s jelly and an unfavorable pregnancy outcome was undertaken.

Identificador

Autopsy and Case Reports, v.3, n.4, p.43-47, 2013

http://www.producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/43902

10.4322/acr.2013.038

http://www.autopsyandcasereports.org/ojs/index.php/autopsy/article/view/206/380

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

São Paulo

Relação

Autopsy and Case Reports

Direitos

openAccess

Palavras-Chave #Umbilical Cord #Wharton Jelly #Stillbirth #natimorto #cordão umbilical
Tipo

article

case report

publishedVersion