Objective—The umbilical cord is a critical pathway between mothers and fetuses, and regulations of umbilical vessel tension are important for fetal growth. Shengmai is an herbal medicine being used in treatments of cardiovascular diseases. However, effects of Shengmai on human blood vessels and related pharmacological mechanisms are unclear. Methods—This study investigated the effects of relate...

INTRODUCTION Cutaneous or umbilical endometriosis is a rare entity that is often overlooked because of chronic abdominal pain. We present a case of umbilical hernia that presented to the general surgeons due to chronic abdominal pain and nodule in the umbilicus, which was clinically diagnosed as umbilical papilloma. CASE PRESENTATION A 48-year old multiparous Caucasian woman presented with pa...

Editor’s key points † Umbilical hernia repair in children is associated with considerable postoperative discomfort. † Rectus sheath blocks (RSBs) and local anaesthetic infiltration of the surgical site (LAI) are used for providing postoperative analgesia for umbilical hernia repair. † Ultrasound-guided RSB provides superior analgesia in the perioperative period compared with LAI for umbilical h...

Umbilical hernias occur frequently among patients with cirrhosis and ascites. Common complications include incarceration, leakage, and rupture. Two patients experienced umbilical hernia incarceration while undergoing medical therapy of their massive ascites--a complication not previously described. Decompression of ascites apparently causes decreased tension on the umbilical hernia ring with su...

PURPOSE To explore the effect of pulsatile flow in the decellularization process of small blood vessels. METHODS A total of 30 human umbilical cords were used in the current study. The umbilical cords were flushed with 0.25% trypsin/0.01% EDTA for 30 minutes, followed by treatment with 1% sodium dodecyl sulfate sodium dodecyl sulfate for 3 hours. The effectiveness of decellularization on the ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine whether morphology and measurement of the umbilical cord could be accurately assessed at the time of the 11- to 13(+6)-week scan. METHODS We conducted a prospective study of 100 consecutive women with singleton pregnancies at 11-13(+6) weeks' gestation who were seen for routine aneuploidy screening. Transabdominal ultrasound scans were performe...

BACKGROUND Several agents have been used for neonatal umbilical cord care, but we did not find any study evaluating the effect of human milk on umbilical cord separation time. The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of topical application of human milk, ethyl alcohol 96%, and silver sulfadiazine on umbilical cord separation time in newborn infants. This study was undertaken place at...

Introduction The increase in the use of breast feeding and the decrease in mothers' hospitalization in the past few years have caused  an increase in the infant bilirubin level, so it is necessary to introduce methods which can identify infants with higher risks of hyperbiliru binemia. The aim of this study is to determine the predictive value of measuring the umbilical cord bilirubin for patho...