IN 1955 Benirschke and Brown 1 reported extensively on the occurrence of congenital anomalies in association with the absence of one of the two umbilical arteries. This study, together with previous ...

Umbilical cord blood (UCB) as a source of hematopoietic stem cells for transplantation is limited by the low number of cells and delayed engraftment. UCB cells are infused i.v. for transplantation, ...

Isolated single umbilical artery (iSUA) is a congenital condition identified when one of the two normally paired umbilical arteries is absent, without any associated structural or chromosomal ...

A patient is diagnosed with 2-vessel cord during 14 weeks of gestation. Would a repeat Doppler ultrasound help in confirmation? If yes, then when should we repeat it? What type of specific congenital ...

In the first few minutes after a baby is born, the baby’s umbilical cord (which carries oxygen and nutrients from the placenta to the growing fetus) is cut and usually discarded. But many people don’t ...