Umbilical cord hematoma

Last revised by Karwan T. Khoshnaw on 12 Sep 2018

Umbilical cord hematoma describes the formation of a hematoma secondary to bleeding from the umbilical cord.

Pathology

The hematomas can be either spontaneous or iatrogenic. Spontaneous bleeding is very rare and documented to be around 0.02% of pregnancies. Majority of the cases are iatrogenic related to procedures like cordocentesis.

Risk factors 

Radiographic features

Ultrasound
  • focal cord expansion with a heteroechoic to hyperechoic mass in the umbilical cord.
  • discordant umbilical artery Doppler waveforms 
  • normal placenta

Treatment and prognosis

It is associated with high fetal morbidity and mortality. 

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