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Cross-sectional view of the umbilical vein aneurysm with arrows pointing towards the umbilical arteries on either side.
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More concerning, there was a 3-4 cm thin-walled umbilical vein aneurysm in the free-floating cord with nonpulsatile, turbulent flow (Figure 1).
(a) Top left:2.7 cm umbilical vein aneurysm free-floating cord. (b) Top right:color doppler demonstrating bidirectional flow within umbilical vein aneurysm. (c) Bottom left:high definition live 3D rendering of umbilical vein aneurysm. (d) Bottom right:color 3D rendering of umbilical vein aneurysm.
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The extra-abdominal umbilical vein aneurysm measured approximately 3.5 x 3 cm (Figures 2 and 3).
Gross specimen of the umbilical cord and umbilical cord aneurysm.
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The extra-abdominal umbilical vein aneurysm measured approximately 3.5 x 3 cm (Figures 2 and 3).