A case of seven nuchal loops and a review of the literature.

Mo Med

Cox Family Medicine Residency, Springfield, MO, USA.

Published: January 2006

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We present a case of seven nuchal loops of umbilical cord present at birth and review the literature. We believe this is the largest number of loops reported in the literature.

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