Case Report on Umbilical Artery Aneurysm

Abstract

Umbilical Cord anomalies are rare. Most common umbilical cord anomaly is single umbilical artery with incidence of 0.63 %. (1) The incidence of umbilical artery cyst or aneurysm is therefore even lower and implications of umbilical artery anomalies are lesser known. With the advancement in radiological assessment, the identification of such anomalies is now possible. We present a case of umbilical artery aneurysm and possible differentials, the management we offered to the patient, fetal and maternal outcome and finally the histological features. The purpose of this report is to exercise high level of suspicion when we encounter single umbilical artery in prenatal sonography report and be vigilant of the potential obstetric complications

Key words – Umbilical cord anomalies, umbilical cord cyst, umbilical cord aneurysm .