The clinical and pathological features of five cases of calcification of umbilical cord vessels were reviewed. Two distinct lesions were identified: calcification could produce either sclerosis of the wall or obliteration of the lumen. In three cases there was calcification within the media and adventitia of the umbilical arteries, with extension into Wharton's jelly in one case. The pathogenes...

Dietary melatonin supplementation during mid- to late-gestation increased umbilical artery blood flow and caused disproportionate fetal growth. This melatonin-induced increase in umbilical artery blood flow may alter nutrient availability to the fetus, which may lead to alterations in fetal size. The objectives of the current experiment were to determine amino acid (AA) and glucose concentratio...

Single film retrograde umbilical aortography was used successfully in confirming the diagnosis of hypoplastic left heart in three neonates. The method involves injecting Renografin 75% (1.25 cc/kg body weight) into the umbilical artery catheter according to the following sequence. First, the tip of the catheter is positioned at the level of the ductus arteriosus. The infant heart beats are then...

Internal iliac artery begins at the bifurcation of common and divides into anterior posterior trunks. Comprehension location anatomical variations this vessel is essential in performing safe pelvic procedures without operative complications. The aim our study to analyze internal its relationship with important structures. We have performed a dissection male pelvis branching patterns artery. In ...

Intrauterine passage of meconium may be due to fetal hypoxia, or it simply indicate a normal gastrointestinal tract maturation. Umbilical cord blood pH is the best available criterion for detecting hypoxia and making appropriate decisions about care after birth. To determine correlation umbilical arterial with stained liquor neonatal outcome. whether mode delivery had any influence on occurrenc...

OBJECTIVE To determine the need for fetal karyotyping in cases of an isolated single umbilical artery (SUA) identified during the second-trimester routine anomaly scan. METHODS All patients booked for antenatal care and delivery in our hospital are offered two ultrasound scans in pregnancy, one at 11-13 weeks' gestation as part of screening for chromosomal defects and another at 20-23 weeks f...

Absence of one umbilical artery is a rare finding, usually associated with other severe congenital malformations. The earliest recorded case is attributed to Casp. Bauhin in 1621, although Noortwyck (1743) quotes Vesalius' description 'unam tantum arteriam in fune Fallopius vidit'. Otto (1830) collected 41 case reports from the literature, and Hyrtl (1870) described 14 cases of his own and foun...