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Umbilical vein draining into the inferior vena cava via the internal iliac vein, bypassing the liver

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This is the third report of an anomalous umbilical vein draining ectopically in a left pelvic vein, probably the left internal iliac, and through the inferior vena cava into the right atrium. The anomaly was encountered in a newborn infant with nonimmune hydrops fetalis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, multiorgan failure and possibly Noonan Syndrome.

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  1. G. Currarino

    Present address: Department of Radiology, Children's Medical Center and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 1935 Motor Street, 75253, Dallas, Texas, USA

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  1. Department of Radiology, Children's Medical Center and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 1935 Motor Street, 75253, Dallas, Texas, USA

    M. W. Stannard

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Methodist Hospital of Dallas, 1935 Motor Street, 75235, Dallas, Texas, USA

    H. Kolni

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Currarino, G., Stannard, M.W. & Kolni, H. Umbilical vein draining into the inferior vena cava via the internal iliac vein, bypassing the liver. Pediatr Radiol 21, 265–266 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02018619

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