Absence of Wharton's jelly around an umbilical artery

Authors

  • Mouhamadou Wade Phillipe Maguilen SENGHOR Health Centre: BP 29026, Cheikh Anta DIOP University, Dakar, Senegal
  • Mamour Gueye Phillipe Maguilen SENGHOR Health Centre: BP 29026, Cheikh Anta DIOP University, Dakar, Senegal
  • Aissatou Mbodji Phillipe Maguilen SENGHOR Health Centre: BP 29026, Cheikh Anta DIOP University, Dakar, Senegal
  • Mame D. Ndiaye Phillipe Maguilen SENGHOR Health Centre: BP 29026, Cheikh Anta DIOP University, Dakar, Senegal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20215115

Keywords:

Umbilical cord, Absence of Wharton jelly, Neonatal outcome

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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Published

2021-12-28

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