Aberrant course of the umbilical vein in a newborn with Cornelia de Lange syndrome

Congenital anomalies of the umbilical vein are rare. We describe an aberrant course of the umbilical vein discovered by identifying an unusual umbilical venous catheter course on abdominal radiography in a patient with Cornelia de Lange syndrome. The umbilical vein bypassed the liver to insert directly into a right pelvic vein. Use of the lateral abdominal radiograph and sonography were helpful in determining the catheter location after identifying the unusual course of the catheter on the frontal radiograph.