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T Kiserud

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PubMed1992

Foramen ovale: an ultrasonographic study of its relation to the inferior vena cava, ductus venosus and hepatic veins.

According to the literature, oxygenated blood from the ductus venosus and hepatic veins may either enter the right atrium before flowing through the foramen ovale to the left atrium, or flow directly from the ductus venosus and the hepatic veins to the foramen ovale, bypassing the right atrium. To address this problem, 103 normal fetuses were examined by two-dimensional imaging, M-mode and color Doppler at an average gestational age of 27 weeks (range, 15-40 weeks). The position of the ventricular septum and foramen ovale, and the angle and flow direction of the inferior vena cava, ductus venosus and hepatic veins were recorded. Two pathways for blood were described: a left ductus venosus-foramen ovale pathway that delivers blood directly to the foramen ovale circumventing the right atrium, and a right inferior vena cava-right atrium pathway that delivers blood into the right atrium through the right portion of the proximal inferior vena cava at an angle of 13 degrees to the long axis of the spine. The left and medial hepatic veins enter the left ductus venosus-foramen ovale pathway, and the right hepatic vein enters the right inferior vena cava-right atrium pathway. This supports the hypothesis that oxygenated blood from the ductus venosus and left hepatic veins flows directly through the foramen ovale to the left atrium avoiding extensive mixture in the inferior vena cava and an intermediate entrance to the right atrium.

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PubMed1991

Ultrasonographic velocimetry of the fetal ductus venosus.

In fetal lambs, the ductus venosus shunts well-oxygenated blood directly to the heart, a pattern expected to be found also in the human fetus. We aimed to describe the human ductus venosus in a longitudinal sonographic study of two-dimensional imaging, colour flow mapping, and pulsed doppler velocimetry every 3-4 weeks during the second half of pregnancy. The fetuses of 29 healthy women were studied. The ductus venosus and its blood flow were identified and recorded for later analysis that included maximum velocity tracing. In the 184 examinations analysed, the ductus venosus appeared as a narrow vessel projecting a high-velocity jet posteriorly to reach the foramen ovale. The mean peak velocity in the ductus venosus increased from 65 cm/s in week 18 to 75 cm/s at term. Low values of the time-averaged maximum velocity were found in 2 fetuses with cardiovascular abnormalities (1 supraventricular tachycardia, 1 congestive heart failure), as a result of reversed flow in the ductus venosus during atrial systole. The high peak velocity in the ductus venosus, which is comparable with arterial velocities, probably gives the blood sufficient momentum to reach the foramen ovale without extensive mixing with deoxygenated blood. Velocimetry of the ductus venosus carries new diagnostic possibilities.

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PubMed1990

Rupture of uterus treated with suture.

Between August 1983 and August 1985, 63 patients in labor with uterine rupture were treated at Sidamo Regional Hospital, Yirgaalem, South Ethiopia, mainly by suture of the uterus. None of those operated on died. We recommend suturing as the treatment of choice. Hysterectomy is rarely indicated.

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PubMed1986

Fundal height growth in rural Africa.

Gestational age was assessed by ultrasound examination before the 22nd week of pregnancy in 118 Ethiopian women. Their pregnancies were monitored by taking symphysis-fundus measurements. 114 gave birth in the 37th week or later and their record were incorporated in the project. The average gestational age of this group was 39.7 weeks with an average birth weight of 3,256 g. The uterine growth pattern was the same as for Swedish women, although the mothers' average height was 156 cm (10 cm below the Swedish standard).

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