A female infant was born at 39+ 4 weeks with an unexpected umbilical cord swelling (figure
1). Her mother (28 years old) is a nonsmoker with an unremarkable medical history and had …

Umbilical vein varices are rare fetal anomalies typically found intra-abdominally and
identified on ultrasound prior to birth. Intra-abdominal umbilical vein varices account for …

A fetal umbilical vein varix is an enlargement of the umbilical vein, which has been
previously defined as an index portion of the umbilical vein that is at least 50% wider than …

Of the cases analyzed by Fung et al [8], 31.9% had additional sonographically detected
abnormality and 9.9% had chromosomal abnormalities. All but one of the cases with …

Previous studies of umbilical vein varix diagnosed prenatally have been small, and the
results have been contradictory. We wanted to determine whether prenatally diagnosed …

Objectives The current study aims were to assess the long‐term outcomes of children who
were diagnosed with umbilical vein varix (UVV) prenatally. Methods The study included …

However, accepted diagnostic prenatal ultrasound criteria include venous dilatation of > 9
mm, or venous dilatation diameter exceeding 50% of the adjacent non-dilated umbilical …

Objective To present our experience with fetuses with umbilical vein varix (UVV), to
investigate possible risk factors and to suggest a management scheme of evaluation. Study …

Umbilical vein varix (UVV) is a very rare cord anomaly associated with intrauterine fetal
death and fetal anomaly. We describe a case of extra‐abdominal UVV with thrombosis. UVV …

Umbilical vein varices are rare umbilical cord anomalies that typically occur intra-
abdominally. Extra-abdominal umbilical vein varices are exceedingly rare and usually …