Severe Consumptive Coagulopathy in an Extremely-Low-Birth-Weight Infant with Intra-Abdominal Umbilical Vein Varix: A Case Report

Recent studies have shown favorable outcomes for intra-abdominal umbilical vein varices (IUVVs) in term neonates who have no other complications. Little is known, however, about the prognosis of IUVVs in preterm neonates. We encountered a case of IUVV in an extremely low-birth-weight infant who deve...

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Main Authors: Mitsuhiro Haga, Kanako Itoh, Tsuguhiro Horikoshi, Fumihiko Namba, Kazuhiko Kabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2021-04-01
Series:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1727288