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Case Report

A case of foetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein varix with adjacent extra-abdominal vein constriction

Makiko IkedaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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Akihiko UedaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Akane UedaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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Shunsuke KawaharaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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Ken FukuharaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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Masaaki HasegawaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan
Pages 1093-1095 | Received 25 Nov 2016, Accepted 25 Mar 2017, Published online: 28 Jun 2017

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