TITLE:
Velamentous Cord Insertion: Interest of Antenatal Diagnosis and Review of the Literature
AUTHORS:
Karam Harou, Aboubacar Sidiki Sidibe, Hicham Abdelkhalki, Abderaouf Soummani
KEYWORDS:
Velamentous Cord Insertion, Vasa Previa, Antenatal Diagnosis, Ultrasound Doppler, Benckiser’s Hemorrhage
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.14 No.2,
February
22,
2024
ABSTRACT: Velamentous insertion of the umbilical cord corresponds to the insertion
of the cord directly on amniotic membranes. It is a rare situation whose
frequency varies from 0.5% to 1.69% of single pregnancies. It must be diagnosed
during the morphological ultrasound of the 2nd trimester, actively looking for
the association with a vasa previa, due to the risk of fetal haemorrhagic
threat. We report an antenatal diagnosis of velamentous cord insertion and its
management with literature review.