Case Report
Prenatal Diagnosis of a True Knot of the Umbilical Cord in Twins Pregnancy
Eran Ashwal, Ron Bardin, Amir Aviram, Yoav Peled, Yariv Yogev and Liran Hiersch* | |
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Helen Schneider Hospital for Women, Rabin Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Israel | |
Corresponding Author : | Liran Hiersch Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Helen Schneider Hospital for Women Rabin Medical Center Tel Aviv University, Israel Tel: +972-3-9377400 Fax: +972-3-9377409 E-mail: lirhir@gmail.com |
Received: October 09, 2015; Accepted: October 26, 2015; Published: November 02, 2015 | |
Citation: Ashwal E, Bardin R, Aviram A, Peled Y, Yogev Y, et al. (2015) Prenatal Diagnosis of a True Knot of the Umbilical Cord in Twins Pregnancy. J Preg Child Health 2:198. doi:10.4172/2376-127X.1000198 | |
Copyright: © 2015 Ashwal E, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | |
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Abstract
Background: True knot of the umbilical cord is an uncommon finding, which is difficult to diagnose antenatally. The appropriate management of patients with a sonographically identified true knot is yet to be determined.
Case: We present a twin pregnancy, in which antenatal diagnosis of a true knot of the umbilical cord was made at 33 weeks’ gestation. Fetal Doppler examination showed an absence of end diastolic flow in the umbilical artery of the second twin.
Conclusion: The appropriate management of patients with a true knot identified prenatally is unclear. Once diagnosis is suspected, further fetal surveillance is warranted.