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. 1993 May;68(5 Spec No):600–601. doi: 10.1136/adc.68.5_spec_no.600

Isolated single umbilical artery--the case for routine renal screening.

W G Bourke 1, T A Clarke 1, T G Mathews 1, D O'Halpin 1, V B Donoghue 1
PMCID: PMC1029313  PMID: 8323365

Abstract

To determine the incidence of silent renal anomalies in infants with isolated single umbilical artery (SUA), all infants with SUA and without other obvious congenital anomalies, identified over a six year period, were screened using renal ultrasonography. Over 35,000 placentas were examined. An isolated single umbilical artery was identified in 112 (0.32%). Nineteen infants had abnormal renal imaging. Eight of 112 (7.1%) had significant persisting abnormalities. Vesicoureteric reflux was found in five infants (4.5%). It is recommended that renal ultrasonography be performed for all infants with isolated SUA.

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