Sudden Fetal Death Resulting from Intrauterine Hemorrhage Due to Umbilical Cord Ulceration Associated with Congenital Intestinal Atresia: A Case Report
Authors
Kyung-Jin Lim ; Dong-Wook Kwak ; Yong-Won Park ; Young-Han Kim ; Nam-Hoon Cho ; Jun-Chung Choi ; Ja-Young Kwon
Citation
Korean Journal of Ultrasound in Obestetrics and Gynecology (대한산부인과초음파학회지), Vol.11(2) : 80-83, 2009
Congenital intestinal atresia is usually detected on prenatal ultrasound in the late second to third trimester, depicted as proximal bowel dilatation accompanied by polyhydramnios. Since the initial report in 1991 pertaining to the association between umbilical cord ulceration (UCU) and congenital intestinal obstruction, many studies have followed to investigate fetal cord hemorrhage and fetal death associated with congenital intestinal atresia. Nonetheless, UCU has not received much attention from many obstetricians. In light of this, we report a case of intrauterine hemorrhage from an umbilical cord ulcer in a fetus with jejunal atresia that resulted in intrauterine death.