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Abnormalities of placenta or umbilical cord

MedGen UID:
871310
Concept ID:
C4025798
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0001194

Definition

An abnormality of the placenta (the organ that connects the developing fetus to the uterine wall) or of the umbilical cord (the cord that connects the fetus to the placenta). [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormalities of placenta or umbilical cord

Conditions with this feature

Trichohepatoenteric syndrome 1
MedGen UID:
1644087
Concept ID:
C4551982
Disease or Syndrome
Trichohepatoenteric syndrome (THES), generally considered to be a neonatal enteropathy, is characterized by intractable diarrhea (seen in almost all affected children), woolly hair (seen in all), intrauterine growth restriction, facial dysmorphism, and short stature. Additional findings include poorly characterized immunodeficiency, recurrent infections, skin abnormalities, and liver disease. Mild intellectual disability (ID) is seen in about 50% of affected individuals. Less common findings include congenital heart defects and platelet anomalies. To date 52 affected individuals have been reported.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Lees CC, Romero R, Stampalija T, Dall'Asta A, DeVore GA, Prefumo F, Frusca T, Visser GHA, Hobbins JC, Baschat AA, Bilardo CM, Galan HL, Campbell S, Maulik D, Figueras F, Lee W, Unterscheider J, Valensise H, Da Silva Costa F, Salomon LJ, Poon LC, Ferrazzi E, Mari G, Rizzo G, Kingdom JC, Kiserud T, Hecher K
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022 Mar;226(3):366-378. Epub 2022 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.11.1357. PMID: 35026129Free PMC Article
Obstet Gynecol 2021 Jun 1;137(6):e116-e127. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004410. PMID: 34011889
Obstet Gynecol 2020 Mar;135(3):e80-e97. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003700. PMID: 32080050

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Katheria AC, Clark E, Yoder B, Schmölzer GM, Yan Law BH, El-Naggar W, Rittenberg D, Sheth S, Mohamed MA, Martin C, Vora F, Lakshminrusimha S, Underwood M, Mazela J, Kaempf J, Tomlinson M, Gollin Y, Fulford K, Goff Y, Wozniak P, Baker K, Rich W, Morales A, Varner M, Poeltler D, Vaucher Y, Mercer J, Finer N, El Ghormli L, Rice MM; of the Milking In Nonvigorous Infants group
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 Feb;228(2):217.e1-217.e14. Epub 2022 Aug 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.08.015. PMID: 35970202Free PMC Article
Kalafat E, Khalil A
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2018 Dec;30(6):344-354. doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000490. PMID: 30299319
Heider A
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2017 Nov;141(11):1484-1489. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2017-0212-RA. PMID: 29072954
Olaya-C M, Salcedo-Betancourt J, Galvis SH, Ortiz AM, Gutierrez S, Bernal JE
J Neonatal Perinatal Med 2016;9(1):49-57. doi: 10.3233/NPM-16814108. PMID: 27002257
Hubinont C, Lewi L, Bernard P, Marbaix E, Debiève F, Jauniaux E
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2015 Oct;213(4 Suppl):S91-S102. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.06.054. PMID: 26428508

Diagnosis

Lees CC, Romero R, Stampalija T, Dall'Asta A, DeVore GA, Prefumo F, Frusca T, Visser GHA, Hobbins JC, Baschat AA, Bilardo CM, Galan HL, Campbell S, Maulik D, Figueras F, Lee W, Unterscheider J, Valensise H, Da Silva Costa F, Salomon LJ, Poon LC, Ferrazzi E, Mari G, Rizzo G, Kingdom JC, Kiserud T, Hecher K
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022 Mar;226(3):366-378. Epub 2022 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.11.1357. PMID: 35026129Free PMC Article
Muniraman H, Sardesai T, Sardesai S
Pediatr Rev 2018 Jul;39(7):332-341. doi: 10.1542/pir.2017-0202. PMID: 29967078
Hasegawa J
Placenta 2018 Feb;62:66-78. Epub 2017 Dec 7 doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2017.12.003. PMID: 29405969
Heider A
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2017 Nov;141(11):1484-1489. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2017-0212-RA. PMID: 29072954
Pawoo N, Heller DS
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2014 Sep;138(9):1247-9. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2013-0399-RS. PMID: 25171710

Therapy

Seidler AL, Aberoumand M, Hunter KE, Barba A, Libesman S, Williams JG, Shrestha N, Aagerup J, Sotiropoulos JX, Montgomery AA, Gyte GML, Duley L, Askie LM; iCOMP Collaborators
Lancet 2023 Dec 9;402(10418):2209-2222. Epub 2023 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02468-6. PMID: 37977169
Katheria A, Szychowski J, Carlo WA, Subramaniam A, Reister F, Essers J, Vora F, Martin C, Schmölzer GM, Law B, Dempsey E, O'Donoghue K, Kaempf J, Tomlinson M, Fulford K, Folsom B, Karam S, Morris R, Yanowitz T, Beck S, Clark E, DuPont T, Biniwale M, Ramanathan R, Bhat S, Hoffman M, Chouthai N, Bany-Mohammed F, Mydam J, Narendran V, Wertheimer F, Gollin Y, Vaucher Y, Arnell K, Varner M, Cutter G, Wilson N, Rich W; RRT, Finer N
Pediatrics 2023 Dec 1;152(6) doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-063113. PMID: 37941523
Katheria AC, Clark E, Yoder B, Schmölzer GM, Yan Law BH, El-Naggar W, Rittenberg D, Sheth S, Mohamed MA, Martin C, Vora F, Lakshminrusimha S, Underwood M, Mazela J, Kaempf J, Tomlinson M, Gollin Y, Fulford K, Goff Y, Wozniak P, Baker K, Rich W, Morales A, Varner M, Poeltler D, Vaucher Y, Mercer J, Finer N, El Ghormli L, Rice MM; of the Milking In Nonvigorous Infants group
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 Feb;228(2):217.e1-217.e14. Epub 2022 Aug 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.08.015. PMID: 35970202Free PMC Article
Lees CC, Romero R, Stampalija T, Dall'Asta A, DeVore GA, Prefumo F, Frusca T, Visser GHA, Hobbins JC, Baschat AA, Bilardo CM, Galan HL, Campbell S, Maulik D, Figueras F, Lee W, Unterscheider J, Valensise H, Da Silva Costa F, Salomon LJ, Poon LC, Ferrazzi E, Mari G, Rizzo G, Kingdom JC, Kiserud T, Hecher K
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022 Mar;226(3):366-378. Epub 2022 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.11.1357. PMID: 35026129Free PMC Article
Fogarty M, Osborn DA, Askie L, Seidler AL, Hunter K, Lui K, Simes J, Tarnow-Mordi W
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2018 Jan;218(1):1-18. Epub 2017 Oct 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.10.231. PMID: 29097178

Prognosis

Seelan RS, Pisano MM, Greene RM
Microrna 2022;11(1):2-11. doi: 10.2174/2211536611666220215123423. PMID: 35168515
Pagan M, Eads L, Sward L, Manning N, Hunzicker A, Magann EF
Obstet Gynecol Surv 2020 Aug;75(8):510-518. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000000818. PMID: 32856717
Kalafat E, Khalil A
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2018 Dec;30(6):344-354. doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000490. PMID: 30299319
Muniraman H, Sardesai T, Sardesai S
Pediatr Rev 2018 Jul;39(7):332-341. doi: 10.1542/pir.2017-0202. PMID: 29967078
Sternberg J
Can Med Assoc J 1973 Jul 7;109(1):51-7. PMID: 4577600Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Katheria AC, Clark E, Yoder B, Schmölzer GM, Yan Law BH, El-Naggar W, Rittenberg D, Sheth S, Mohamed MA, Martin C, Vora F, Lakshminrusimha S, Underwood M, Mazela J, Kaempf J, Tomlinson M, Gollin Y, Fulford K, Goff Y, Wozniak P, Baker K, Rich W, Morales A, Varner M, Poeltler D, Vaucher Y, Mercer J, Finer N, El Ghormli L, Rice MM; of the Milking In Nonvigorous Infants group
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 Feb;228(2):217.e1-217.e14. Epub 2022 Aug 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.08.015. PMID: 35970202Free PMC Article
Baschat AA, Galan HL, Lee W, DeVore GR, Mari G, Hobbins J, Vintzileos A, Platt LD, Manning FA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022 Apr;226(4):475-486. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.01.020. PMID: 35369904
Seelan RS, Pisano MM, Greene RM
Microrna 2022;11(1):2-11. doi: 10.2174/2211536611666220215123423. PMID: 35168515
Rodriguez D, Eliner Y
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2019 Dec;31(6):403-409. doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000590. PMID: 31693567
Kalafat E, Khalil A
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2018 Dec;30(6):344-354. doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000490. PMID: 30299319

Recent systematic reviews

Mirbeyk M, Saghazadeh A, Rezaei N
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2021 Jul;304(1):5-38. Epub 2021 Apr 2 doi: 10.1007/s00404-021-06049-z. PMID: 33797605Free PMC Article
Novak I, Morgan C, Fahey M, Finch-Edmondson M, Galea C, Hines A, Langdon K, Namara MM, Paton MC, Popat H, Shore B, Khamis A, Stanton E, Finemore OP, Tricks A, Te Velde A, Dark L, Morton N, Badawi N
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2020 Feb 21;20(2):3. doi: 10.1007/s11910-020-1022-z. PMID: 32086598Free PMC Article
Fogarty M, Osborn DA, Askie L, Seidler AL, Hunter K, Lui K, Simes J, Tarnow-Mordi W
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2018 Jan;218(1):1-18. Epub 2017 Oct 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.10.231. PMID: 29097178
Calì G, Timor-Tritsch IE, Palacios-Jaraquemada J, Monteaugudo A, Buca D, Forlani F, Familiari A, Scambia G, Acharya G, D'Antonio F
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2018 Feb;51(2):169-175. doi: 10.1002/uog.17568. PMID: 28661021
McDonald SJ, Middleton P, Dowswell T, Morris PS
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013 Jul 11;2013(7):CD004074. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004074.pub3. PMID: 23843134Free PMC Article

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