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Rare Anomalies of the Umbilical Cord

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Generally the anomalies of the umbilical cord are rare; recently with the wide use of accurate ultrasound techniques and routine scanning for each pregnant women, it becomes possible to diagnose many rare cord anomalies; very rarely MRI is indicated to diagnose precisely some suspected cases; most of this cord anomalies are reported with twins and chromosomal anomalies. Some specific anomalies like cord cyst, haemangioma, knots and tumors were discussed before.

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  1. Pediatric Surgery, Al Azher University Pediatric Surgery, Cairo, Egypt

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Fahmy, M. (2018). Rare Anomalies of the Umbilical Cord. In: Umbilicus and Umbilical Cord. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62383-2_18

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