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. 2025 Dec 3;26(4):309-313.
doi: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2025.2024-12-3. Epub 2025 Jul 29.

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Mrudula Chandrupatla  1 , Mishu Mangla  2 , Ariyanachi Kaliappan  1 , Seetu Palo  3 , Aparna Setty  2 , Geetha Sulochana Gopidas  1 , Punnapa Raviteja  1 , Deepa G  1
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Mrudula Chandrupatla et al. J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Umbilical cord showing stricture at the foetal insertion site
Figure 2
Figure 2
Histopathological findings of the stricture site (a) Relative comparison of cross-sectional area of the umbilical cord from the normal (circled in blue) and stricture site (circled in red); (b) Microphotograph of the umbilical cord from the normal area showing normal morphology with preserved Wharton’s jelly (H&E stain, 40×); (c,d) Microphotograph of the umbilical cord from the stricture site showing loss of Wharton’s jelly with areas of fibrosis (asterix) and neovascularisation (arrow) at the periphery (c: H&E stain, 40×; d: H&E stain, 100×) H&E: Hematoxylin & eosin
Figure 3
Figure 3
Syndromes and obstetric complications associated with umbilical cord stricture
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