Meconium staining and meconium aspiration syndrome. Is there seasonal variation?

abstract：:The factors controlling the recruitment of inflammatory cells and the activation of the cytokine cascade in low-birth-weight premature infants have been implicated in the sequence of multiorgan inflammatory diseases, including the chronic lung disease of prematurity, bronchopulmonary dysplasia. This article describes ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Zanardo V,Magarotto M,Rosolen A

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To evaluate differences between consultants of different disciplines in the prenatal prediction of the type of postnatal surgical closure of an omphalocele. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Twenty-one images of prenatally detected omphaloceles prior to 24 weeks of gestation were included. A standardized form provided...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Peters NC,Visser 't Hooft ME,Eggink AJ,Tibboel D,Ursem N,Wijnen RM,Bonsel GJ,Cohen-Overbeek TE

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study describes the association between the complexity of congenital cardiac and extracardiac malformations, and the parental decision of pregnancy continuation or termination. METHODS:Congenital heart defects (CHD) was diagnosed by ultrasound in 251 fetuses before the 24th week (23 + 6 weeks) of gestat...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Nell S,Wijngaarde CA,Pistorius LR,Slieker M,ter Heide H,Manten GT,Freund MW

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present an ethically justified decision-making pathway to use in the evaluation and treatment of pregnant women whose fetuses have twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). METHODS:The ethical principles of beneficence, autonomy and professional integrity were applied to the diagnostic and treatment optio...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Skupski D,Chervenak FA,McCullough L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Amniotic fluid (AF) and its components, such as fetal urine and meconium, may lead to intestinal alterations in gastroschisis, which cause immaturity of the myenteric plexus and consequent intestinal hypomotility and malabsorption. In this study we identified morphological and histological alterations of the...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： França WM,Langone F,de la Hoz CL,Gonçalves A,Bittencourt D,Pereira LV,Sbragia L

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether any common maternal-fetal variable has prenatal predictive value of prosthetic repair in congenital diaphragmatic hernia. METHODS:This was a 5-year single-center retrospective review of fetal congenital diaphragmatic hernia referrals. Multiple prenatal variables were correlated with the ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Kunisaki SM,Barnewolt CE,Estroff JA,Nemes LP,Jennings RW,Wilson JM,Fauza DO

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of chromosomal abnormalities in spontaneous abortions is much higher than commonly appreciated. Using postmortem chorionic villus sampling (as we have previously described), our much increased yield of results allows us to divide embryos into two groups based upon potential viability. Embryonic size at t...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Drugan A,Johnson MP,Isada NB,Evans MI

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reproductive genetic testing technologies are expanding at an exponential rate. Nurses are increasingly being called upon to provide these services to women. This paper discusses the status of nursing education in genetics and identifies immediate needs for nurses in order to be adequately prepared to respond to these...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Thomson EJ

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:First-trimester uterine artery pulsatility index (PI) measurements form part of an algorithm used to assess the risk of developing pre-eclampsia. The objective of this study was to construct a population-specific reference range for both the lower and mean maternal uterine artery PI at 11-13(+6) weeks' ges...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Ridding G,Schluter PJ,Hyett JA,McLennan AC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors conducted a retrospective study of obstetric and genetic data, obstetric problems, and pregnancy outcome by investigating 149 pregnancies of patients who received genetic counselling because of hemophilia A or B over a 20-year period. METHODS:In cases with a heterozygous mother, fetal sex was det...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Beke A,Bán Z,Nagy B,Tóth-Pál E,Papp C,Csaba A,Papp Z

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a 30-year-old woman with a twin pregnancy, 1 fetus displaying a small head circumference, semilobar holoprosencephaly, and cleft lip as detected by ultrasound at 23 weeks of gestation. Fetal magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the diagnosis of semilobar holoprosencephaly. The other twin, however, had an ap...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Peng HH,Kuo PL,Chao AS,Wang TH,Chang YL,Soong YK,Chang SD

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein reviewed 630 malformed fetuses delivered from 24 weeks of gestation onwards in our institute over the past 22 years. These fetuses were divided into 2 groups: 210 from 1970 to 1982 (group 1) and 420 from 1983 to 1991 (group 2). Twenty-two varieties of congenital malformations were diagnosed antenatally in gr...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Hori E,Koyanagi T,Yoshizato T,Maeda H,Satoh S,Suita S,Ueda K,Nakano H

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchopulmonary sequestration with associated nonimmune hydrops has been previously reported with generally poor prognosis for the neonate. We report a case of bronchopulmonary sequestration and associated pleural effusion successfully managed with a transthoracic catheter placement. The embryology and clinical patho...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Slotnick RN,McGahan J,Milio L,Schwartz M,Ablin D

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Tissue Doppler echocardiography is being increasingly used in fetal medicine as a clinical and research tool. The objective of this study was to review the current status of tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) techniques applied to the fetus. METHODS:Fetal cardiac function was evaluated using spectral and color TDI...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Comas M,Crispi F

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal stem cell transplantation may rely on material from therapeutic abortions. It is essential that the stem cell transplant does not transmit any microorganisms that may affect the fetus and that genetically abnormal cells are avoided. To evaluate such contamination, human fetal stem cells collected February 1992 -...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Ek S,Westgren M,Pschera H,Seiger A,Sundström E,Bui TH,Ringdén O

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the neurodevelopmental outcome of infants with high-risk fetal lung lesions defined as (1) requiring fetal intervention and/or ex utero intrapartum therapy (EXIT), or (2) acute respiratory decompensation postnatally necessitating emergent resection within 48 h of life. METHODS:We reviewed the med...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Danzer E,Siegle J,D'Agostino JA,Gerdes M,Hoffman C,Bernbaum J,Rintoul NE,Flake AW,Adzick NS,Hedrick HL

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epignathus is a rare form of congenital teratoma, originating from the base of the skull, most commonly the hard palate, or mandible. It has been associated with a poor prognosis due to complications including polyhydramnios and respiratory compromise at birth as a consequence of upper airway obstructions. I...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Staboulidou I,Miller K,Göhring G,Hillemanns P,Wüstemann M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the safety and efficacy of ventriculoamniotic shunt placement through a hysterotomy in the second trimester of pregnancy as treatment for isolated obstructive hydrocephalus. METHODS:Between 1999 and 2003, four pregnancies with isolated fetal obstructive hydrocephalus in the second trimester were...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Bruner JP,Davis G,Tulipan N

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a technique for the visualization and measurement of cerebral aqueduct diameter through a 2D sagittal median plane, and to report its aspect and measurement in fetuses with aqueductal stenosis (AS). METHODS:This was a cross-sectional study of 207 morphologically normal fetuses in low-risk pregnan...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Viñals F,Ruiz P,Quiroz G,Guerra FA,Correa F,Martínez D,Puerto B

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We reviewed women with previable spontaneous premature rupture of membranes (sPPROM) in whom an amniopatch was performed and compared their pregnancy outcomes with a conservative management group. METHODS:Amniopatch, an amnioinfusion of autologous platelet concentrate followed by cryoprecipitate, was perform...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Kwak HM,Choi HJ,Cha HH,Yu HJ,Lee JH,Choi SJ,Oh SY,Roh CR,Kim JH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study provides detailed neonatal and congenital malformation follow-up from 695 women enrolled in a prospective randomized multicenter study comparing the safety and accuracy of early (11-12 weeks of gestation) and midtrimester amniocentesis (15-16 weeks of gestation). No differences were found for total p...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Wilson RD,Johnson J,Windrim R,Dansereau J,Singer J,Winsor EJ,Kalousek D

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of fetal intraventricular bleeding possibly due to maternal vitamin K deficiency. A 20-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital due to impending premature delivery and loss of dietary intake at 28 weeks of gestation. Her blood examination showed metabolic alkalosis, prolonged prothrombin time,...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Minami H,Furuhashi M,Minami K,Miyazaki K,Yoshida K,Ishikawa K

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic reduction of oxygen and nutrient delivery to the fetus has been related to neurodevelopmental problems. Placental underperfusion induces a significant reduction in oxygen and nutrient delivery, whereas maternal undernutrition causes mainly nutrient deficiency. A comparison of the neurodevelopmental...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Illa M,Eixarch E,Muñoz-Moreno E,Batalle D,Leal-Campanario R,Gruart A,Delgado-García JM,Figueras F,Gratacós E

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we report a case of conjoined twins that were diagnosed antenatally by routine two-dimensional transvaginal ultrasound examination at as early as the 9th week of gestational age. The fetuses were of the thoraco-omphalopagus type and were sharing the liver, as confirmed by color Doppler. There was a reversed flow ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Basgül A,Kavak ZN,Sezen D,Basgul A,Gokaslan H

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient with a dichorionic triplet pregnancy complicated by Quintero stage IV twin-twin transfusion syndrome, presenting with hypertension and severe edema at 19 weeks of gestation. Sonography revealed one set of female twins with poly-/oligohydramnios sequence, the recipient twin showing hydropic changes,...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Chang YL,Chao AS,Hsu JJ,Chang SD,Soong YK

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has long been appreciated that the measurement of biochemical parameters for prenatal screening for neural tube defects, and later aneuploidy, is not as simple as measuring hemoglobin or hematocrit. Early in the game, it was recognized that there are gestational age curves, and that since alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), f...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Brooks K,Chik L,O'Brien JE,Ayoub M,Johnson MP,Evans MI

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of fetoplacental discrepancy with normal karyotype on chorionic villi and deletion of the long arm of chromosome 18 on amniotic fluid. Cytogenetic tests were repeated because of a short corpus callosum on ultrasound examination. This 18q-syndrome has been reported to be associated with poor neurodevel...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Anselem O,Bazin A,Mechler C,Blin G,Garel C,Aboura A,Moutard ML,Mandelbrot L

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional cardiovascular assessment is becoming an increasingly important tool in the study of fetal pathology. The myocardial performance index (MPI) is a parameter measuring global myocardial function. Since its introduction, several studies have proposed methods to improve its reproducibility and have constructed ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Mahajan A,Henry A,Meriki N,Hernandez-Andrade E,Crispi F,Wu L,Welsh AW

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate the coincidence of fetal magnetocardiography (FMCG) and fetal direct electrocardiography (FDECG) in a case of fetal atrial flutter (AF). METHODS:FMCG and FDECG using a fetal scalp electrode were recorded in the case of fetal AF at 41 weeks' gestation. RESULTS:FMCG revealed fetal AF with 2:1 a...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Hosono T,Kanagawa T,Chiba Y,Kandori A,Tsukada K

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrins are adhesion molecules present in endometrial, decidual, and extravillous cytotrophoblast (EVCT) cells. They participate in cell-cell adhesion as well as in adhesion between cells and components of the extracellular matrix, and they play an important role in the endometrial phenotype change that occurs durin...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Merviel P,Challier JC,Carbillon L,Foidart JM,Uzan S

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00