Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 23-32, February 2007

Cord abnormalities, structural lesions, and cord “accidents”

  • Rebecca N. Baergen, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Rebecca N. Baergen, MD, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill-Cornell Medical Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 520 East 70th Street, Starr 1002, New York, NY 10021.

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York.

As the umbilical cord is the lifeline of the fetus, obstruction or disruption of blood flow through the umbilical vessels can lead to severe fetal compromise. Obstruction is usually mechanical in nature and is associated with compression of the umbilical cord and umbilical vessels. Disruption of umbilical or fetal vessels is usually traumatic in origin. These conditions have in common a loss of blood flow to the fetus and an association with adverse perinatal outcome.

Keywords: Umbilical cord, Cord accident, Neurologic injury, Cerebral palsy

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PII: S0740-2570(07)00028-7

doi:10.1053/j.semdp.2007.02.004

Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 23-32, February 2007

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