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Case Reports
. 2013 Oct;59(10):1076-8.

Unruptured vasa previa with anomalous umbilical cord formation: a case of postpartum physician tachycardia

Gerry D Prince  1
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Case Reports

Unruptured vasa previa with anomalous umbilical cord formation: a case of postpartum physician tachycardia

Gerry D Prince. Can Fam Physician. 2013 Oct.
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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Vessels traversing membranes and converging to form cord (formalin-fixed specimen; white balloon to demonstrate shape)
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Rupture site and vessels (formalin-fixed specimen; white balloon to demonstrate shape)
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Placental margin showing membranous departure of vessels (formalin-fixed specimen)
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
Membranes showing course of vessels to cord insertion (formalin-fixed specimen)
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