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A 28-year-old primigravida was referred at 24 weeks of gestation for growth scan.
Ultrasound revealed an ovoid anechoic intra-abdominal structure. Color Doppler showed its …

Fetal umbilical intra-abdominal vein varix (FIUV) is a rare congenital malformation
characterized by focal dilatation of the umbilical vein. The authors report a case of pregnant …

Discussion An umbilical vein varix is a focal dilation of the umbilical vein. The diameter of
the normal intra-abdominal umbilical vein increases linearly from 3 mm at 15 weeks …

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 …

Fetal intra‐abdominal umbilical vein varix is an uncommon antenatal finding defined as
focal dilatation of umbilical vein> 9 mm or more than two standard deviations above the …

The incidence of the fetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein varix condition is very rare. Its
significance in pregnancy is still unknown, but it has been associated with fetal hydrops …

An umbilical vein varix is defined as the dilatation of the umbilical vein. It can develop inside
the foetal abdomen (fetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein varix) or in the amniotic portion of …

Varix of the umbilical vein is a rare entity. We report a case of fetal intraabdominal umbilical
vein varix (FIUV) diagnosed by color Doppler ultrasonography at 24 weeks of gestation. This …

Fetal intra‐abdominal umbilical vein varix (FIUVV) is a focal aneurysmal dilatation of the
umbilical vein. Its clinical importance has not yet been clearly established, but it has been …