Umbilical artery aneurysm

True Digital Artery Aneurysm - A Clinical Vignette

Swellings of the hand are commonly seen in routine clinical practuce. Ninety five percent of them are benign and most common diagnoses include ganglions, epidermoid inclusion cysts, and giant cell tumours of the tendon sheath. It is very uncommon to find true digital aneuryms in the hand. In this clinical vignette I present a case of true digital artery aneurysm, with the tell tale clinical fea...

The missing umbilical artery

Bryan, E. M., and Kohler, H. G. (1974). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 49, 844. The missing umbilical artery. I. Prospective study based on a maternity unit. In a consecutive series of nearly 20,000 freshly delivered placentas, 2 vessels instead of the normal 3 were found in the umbilical cords of 143 (0 72%) infants, 83 females and 60 males. 4 infants were twins: in each instance the co-twi...

A Case Report of Ruptured Superficial Femoral Artery Aneurysm

Single superficial femoral artery (SFA) aneurysm is rare and occurs in approximately 5 per 100,000 patients. Rupture is a rare complication in this aneurysm. In this case report, we present the diagnostic and therapeutic work up of a ruptured SFA aneurysm of the right lower limb in a 75-year-old diabetic man with ischemic heart disease. Pre-surgical diagnosis was through physical examination fi...

Infantile aortic aneurysm complicating umbilical arterial catheterisation.

Fetal Intra-abdominal Umbilical Vein Aneurysm.

Importance Fetal umbilical vein aneurysm is an uncommon anomaly that accounts for approximately 4% of umbilical cord abnormalities. The rate of intrauterine fetal death is reported to be approximately 4% to 5%, higher than the background rate of 0.7% that is generally reported during pregnancy. Objective The aim of this study was to review the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and clinical manageme...