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Sheehan’S Syndrome: It Is Time To Become More Proactive In Identifying This Disease, Yara E. Tovar, Waseem Ahmed, Madhulika Urella, Ayman H. Elkadry, Rodhan A. Khthir Nov 2017

Sheehan’S Syndrome: It Is Time To Become More Proactive In Identifying This Disease, Yara E. Tovar, Waseem Ahmed, Madhulika Urella, Ayman H. Elkadry, Rodhan A. Khthir

Ayman Elkadry

Figure 2: Sagittal MRI of the brain showing an empty sella


Velamentous Cord: A Dangerous Case Complicated By A Rural Population#11;#11;, Adam M. Franks, Carolyn Curtis, Shawndra Barker Nov 2015

Velamentous Cord: A Dangerous Case Complicated By A Rural Population#11;#11;, Adam M. Franks, Carolyn Curtis, Shawndra Barker

Shawndra Barker MD

A velamentous cord insertion occurs when the umbilical cord’s Wharton jelly fails to reach the placenta, due to early placental atrophy around the insertion site, leaving a segment of unprotected vessels running through the thin membranes of the amniotic sac. Figure 1 depicts the velamentous cord insertion.


Velamentous Cord: A Dangerous Case Complicated By A Rural Population#11;#11;, Adam M. Franks, Carolyn Curtis, Shawndra Barker Nov 2015

Velamentous Cord: A Dangerous Case Complicated By A Rural Population#11;#11;, Adam M. Franks, Carolyn Curtis, Shawndra Barker

Adam M. Franks, MD

A velamentous cord insertion occurs when the umbilical cord’s Wharton jelly fails to reach the placenta, due to early placental atrophy around the insertion site, leaving a segment of unprotected vessels running through the thin membranes of the amniotic sac. Figure 1 depicts the velamentous cord insertion.