Case ReportInternational Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Publication: Absence of Wharton's jelly around an umbilical artery
Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol. 2022;11(1):259-261.DOI10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20215115
Abstract
Wharton's jelly is a mucoid, avascular and connective tissue which plays the role of umbilical vessels protection. Its absence exposes to poor neonatal outcomes or fetal death. We report a rare case of Absence of Wharton’s Jelly, diagnosed by examination of the placenta the examination with a live fetus.
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- Phillipe Maguilen SENGHOR Health Centre: BP 29026, Cheikh Anta DIOP University, Dakar, Senegal