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Caput medusae

MedGen UID:
526199
Concept ID:
C0221226
Finding
Synonyms: Caput Medusae; Cirsomphalos; Distended umbilical veins; Palm tree sign
SNOMED CT: Caput Medusae (402844009); Cirsomphalos (111294009); Distended umbilical veins (111294009)
 
HPO: HP:0025203

Definition

Distended and engorged umbilical veins which are seen radiating from the umbilicus across the abdomen to join systemic veins. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Rammos SK, Maina R, Lanzino G
Neurosurgery 2009 Jul;65(1):20-9; discussion 29-30. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000347091.06694.3E. PMID: 19574822

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

García-Manzanares ME, Lancharro-Bermúdez M, Fernandez-Lasquetty-Blanc B, Hernández-Martínez A, Rodríguez-Almagro J, Caparros-Sanz MR
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Jain NP, Shao K, Stewart C, Grant-Kels JM
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Diagnosis

García-Manzanares ME, Lancharro-Bermúdez M, Fernandez-Lasquetty-Blanc B, Hernández-Martínez A, Rodríguez-Almagro J, Caparros-Sanz MR
J Adv Nurs 2023 Feb;79(2):630-640. Epub 2022 Nov 17 doi: 10.1111/jan.15497. PMID: 36394252Free PMC Article
Bourseau S, Bastens B, Leclercq P
Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2022 Jul-Sep;85(3):542. doi: 10.51821/85.3.10418. PMID: 36198302
Jain NP, Shao K, Stewart C, Grant-Kels JM
Clin Dermatol 2021 Sep-Oct;39(5):772-783. Epub 2021 May 21 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2021.05.005. PMID: 34785005
Russo M, Bolcato M, Aprile A
Med Sci Law 2021 Apr;61(2):155-157. Epub 2021 Jan 11 doi: 10.1177/0025802420986704. PMID: 33430691
Jozef Č
Cesk Slov Oftalmol 2020 Fall;1(Ahead of print):1-8. doi: 10.31348/2020/8. PMID: 33086846

Therapy

Jain NP, Shao K, Stewart C, Grant-Kels JM
Clin Dermatol 2021 Sep-Oct;39(5):772-783. Epub 2021 May 21 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2021.05.005. PMID: 34785005
Dinis-Oliveira RJ, Mãgalhaes T, Queirós O, Proença JB, Moreira R, de Lourdes Bastos M, Carvalho F
Curr Drug Abuse Rev 2015;8(2):86-103. doi: 10.2174/1874473708666150916113352. PMID: 26452450
Sciascia S, Mario F, Bertero MT
J Clin Rheumatol 2010 Sep;16(6):302. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e3181ef7116. PMID: 20808175
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Lancet 1969 Nov 29;2(7631):1166-8. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(69)92489-1. PMID: 4187204

Prognosis

Bourseau S, Bastens B, Leclercq P
Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2022 Jul-Sep;85(3):542. doi: 10.51821/85.3.10418. PMID: 36198302
Russo M, Bolcato M, Aprile A
Med Sci Law 2021 Apr;61(2):155-157. Epub 2021 Jan 11 doi: 10.1177/0025802420986704. PMID: 33430691
Hartrumpf M, Sterner J, Schroeter F, Kuehnel RU, Laux ML, Braun C, Albes JM
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2020 Oct 1;31(4):446-453. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivaa135. PMID: 32810214
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Bahner DR Jr, Holland RW 3rd
J Emerg Med 1992 Jan-Feb;10(1):19-23. doi: 10.1016/0736-4679(92)90005-e. PMID: 1629586

Clinical prediction guides

Zhang J, Wang S, Jiang Y, Zhang Y
Am J Case Rep 2024 May 19;25:e943363. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.943363. PMID: 38762752Free PMC Article
García-Manzanares ME, Lancharro-Bermúdez M, Fernandez-Lasquetty-Blanc B, Hernández-Martínez A, Rodríguez-Almagro J, Caparros-Sanz MR
J Adv Nurs 2023 Feb;79(2):630-640. Epub 2022 Nov 17 doi: 10.1111/jan.15497. PMID: 36394252Free PMC Article
Hashikata H, Maki Y, Ishibashi R, Goto M, Toda H
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2022 Sep;31(9):106608. Epub 2022 Jul 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2022.106608. PMID: 35843054
Hartrumpf M, Sterner J, Schroeter F, Kuehnel RU, Laux ML, Braun C, Albes JM
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2020 Oct 1;31(4):446-453. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivaa135. PMID: 32810214
Pearl MS, Chen JX, Gregg L, San Millàn D, Belzberg A, Jallo G, Gailloud P
Neurosurgery 2012 Sep;71(1 Suppl Operative):125-32. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e31825d8f9a. PMID: 22596040

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