Vasa Previa [vasa praevia]

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vcestné cévy

 

Vasa Praevia

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Definition

Pregnancy complication where fetal blood vessels, normally inside the umbilical cord, are left unprotected and cross FETAL MEMBRANES. It is associated with antepartum bleeding and FETAL DEATH and STILLBIRTH due to exsanguination.

Annotation
check the tags FEMALE and PREGNANCY
DUI
D055949 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0523371
Previous indexing
Placenta Previa (1968-2009); Pregnancy Complications (1963-2009); Umbilical Cord (1951-2009)
History note
2010
Public note
2010