Intrauterine Fetal Death Due to Rupture of Umbilical Vessels: A Rare Case of Furcate Cord Insertion
Heng Xu,
Jia-Ping Lu,
Qiu-Lian Xu
Abstract:Furcate cord insertion refers to the separation of umbilical vessels before reaching the placenta, where the branching vessels normally attach at the edge of the placental substance or near the placental membranes. This is an extremely rare abnormal umbilical cord insertion. This paper reported a case of a furcate cord insertion, where the rupture of exposed umbilical vessels led to intrauterine fetal death at full term. Through literature review, we analyzed the prenatal ultrasound characteristics and pregnan… Show more
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