Smith Megan, McCullum Bethany
TRG Imaging 115 Te Heuheu Street Taupo 3330 New Zealand.
Rotorua Hospital Lakes District Health Board Private Bag 3023 Rotorua 3046 New Zealand.
Australas J Ultrasound Med. 2022 Mar 17;25(2):98-102. doi: 10.1002/ajum.12293. eCollection 2022 May.
A furcate cord insertion is a rare finding, which increases the risk of adverse fetal outcomes. There are few reports of prenatal detection in the literature. We present a case of prenatally detected furcate cord insertion, diagnosed at 39 weeks' gestation and delivered by elective caesarean section. The neonate was small for dates, but this finding was non-specific due to smoking during pregnancy. No other adverse effects to the fetus were found. The placenta required manual removal after attempted cord traction resulted in vessel avulsion at the furcate cord insertion site. Further research is required to develop recommendations for the safe management of this condition.
脐带分叉插入是一种罕见的情况,会增加不良胎儿结局的风险。文献中关于产前检测的报道很少。我们报告一例产前检测到的脐带分叉插入病例,在妊娠39周时诊断,通过择期剖宫产分娩。新生儿小于孕周,但由于孕期吸烟,这一发现并无特异性。未发现对胎儿的其他不良影响。在尝试牵拉脐带导致脐带分叉插入部位血管撕裂后,胎盘需要手动剥离。需要进一步研究以制定针对这种情况的安全管理建议。