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An unusual umbilical venous connection to a left posterior intercostal vein

Part of: Echocardiography

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 June 2021

Antonio Madrid-Pinilla Open the ORCID record for Antonio Madrid-Pinilla [Opens in a new window] ,
Diana Zambrano-Benavides  and
Juan C Quintero
Antonio Madrid-Pinilla*
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Fetal Cardiology, Valle University, Cali-Valle del Cauca, Colombia Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Program of Fetal Cardiology, Evaristo Garcia, del Valle University Hospital, Cali-Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Diana Zambrano-Benavides
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Fetal Cardiology, Valle University, Cali-Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Juan C Quintero
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Fetal Cardiology, Valle University, Cali-Valle del Cauca, Colombia Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Program of Fetal Cardiology, Evaristo Garcia, del Valle University Hospital, Cali-Valle del Cauca, Colombia
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Author for correspondence: Antonio Madrid-Pinilla, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Valle University, Calle 5 No. 36-08, Piso 5. Cali-Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Tel: +57(2) 558-7004; Fax: +572- 5587004. E-mail: antonio.madrid@correounivalle.educo
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Abstract

A foetal echocardiogram, in a 27-week foetus referred for cardiomegaly, demonstrated dextrocardia, absence of the ductus venosus, and an unrestricted unusual umbilical venous drainage to a left posterior intercostal vein, which continued to left hemiazygos vein and drained into the coronary sinus. Progressive cardiomegaly led to early delivery. To the best of our knowledge, no case with similar umbilical venous drainage has been previously reported.

Keywords

Absent ductus venosusfoetal cardiomegalyfoetal heart failure
Type
Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , January 2022 , pp. 118 - 121
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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