Case of the Week # 108

Adrian Clavelli MD, Dr. Otaño and Dr. Aiello

November 28-December 11, 2003

CEMIC fetal treatment center *Dept of Ultrasound, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The following image was obtained  during a routine scan:

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The following image was obtained  during a routine scan. One can see along a normal vein and artery a bright "line". Because of the discrepancy in size between the artery and the vein it was suspected that this represented a spontaneous thrombosis of the left umbilical artery.

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And the diagnosis of umbilical vein thrombosis was indeed confirmed at birth:

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