Are amniotic fluid alpha-fetoprotein levels influenced by the gender in twin pairs?

abstract：:The process of monozygotic twinning in animals and humans is presented. In addition, congenital defects in monozygotic twins versus dizygotic twins and singletons is discussed. Overall, the rates of congenital anomalies are higher among whites as compared to blacks, males as compared to females, and multiples as compa...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Luke B,Keith LG

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We present and discuss delivery (maternal and fetal) outcome of macerated stillbirths in the third trimester. MATERIAL AND METHODS:In this retrospective observational study, the course of labor was analyzed in 10 stillborn fetuses with a varying grade of maceration during the third trimester. Medical documentation...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Habek D

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to study the predictive value and feasibility of fetal scalp lactate microsampling in the management of non-reassuring fetal status during labor. METHODS:A prospective observational study was conducted on cord blood gas samplings from 7,617 singleton and cephalic deliveries at > or =37 weeks of g...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Ramanah R,Martin A,Clement MC,Maillet R,Riethmuller D

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

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:The differential diagnosis of an abdominal cyst can be challenging, and an accurate diagnosis is crucial for optimal antenatal management. The aim of this study was to compare the ante- and postnatal diagnoses of cases with abdominal cyst and to determine the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography. MATERI...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Ozyuncu O,Canpolat FE,Ciftci AO,Yurdakok M,Onderoglu LS,Deren O

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) and congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) are diseases in which chest-occupying lesions can result in severe pulmonary hypoplasia. However, significant postnatal mortality due to pulmonary hypertension (PH) is more often seen in patients with CDH. We analyzed prenatal ec...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Derderian SC,Jayme CM,Cheng LS,Keller RL,Moon-Grady AJ,MacKenzie TC

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital absence of aortic valve (AAV) is a rare cardiac anomaly associated with high mortality. We present 2 prenatally diagnosed cases of AAV. In both cases, fetal echocardiography showed no aortic valve tissue and free aortic regurgitation. At 24 weeks' gestation, case 1 showed a hypoplastic hypocontractile left ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Murakami T,Horigome H,Shiono J,Ishiodori T,Ban Y,Gomi S,Abe M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies cite different possible etiologies for fetal echogenic bowel (FEB). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the possible etiologies for second-trimester FEB, and to provide clinical guidelines for evaluation of this finding. The study included 79 patients diagnosed with FEB in the second trimester. ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Yaron Y,Hassan S,Geva E,Kupferminc MJ,Yavetz H,Evans MI

更新日期：1999-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of smoking and number of previous births on maternal serum levels of alpha-fetoprotein and free beta-subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin (free beta-hCG). METHODS:The study included 3,252 completed unaffected singleton pregnancies that proceeded beyond 37 weeks' gestation and result...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Tislarić D,Brajenović-Milić B,Ristić S,Latin V,Zuvić-Butorac M,Bacić J,Petek M,Kapović M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ectrodactyly is a rare malformation with various presentations. The current report describes a case of ectrodactyly detected using 2-dimensional (2D) and 3-dimensional (3D) ultrasonography at 16 weeks' gestation. METHODS AND RESULTS:The 2D ultrasonographic findings were ectrodactyly in the right hand and mon...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Koo BS,Baek SJ,Kim MR,Joo WD,Yoo HJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the optimal interval between middle cerebral artery (MCA) Doppler measurements when monitoring pregnancies complicated by red cell alloimmunization. METHODS:Thirty-nine fetal blood samplings (FBS) performed on 24 pregnant women with red blood cell alloimmunization followed up using both MCA peak ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Bartha JL,Abdel-Fattah SA,Hunter A,Denbow M,Kyle P,Soothill PW

更新日期：2006-01-01 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 report a case of fetal goitrous hypothyroidism followed by neonatal transient hyperthyroidism. A fetal goiter (26 x 38 mm) was detected by ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging at 29 weeks of gestation. Hypothyroidism was confirmed by cordocentesis, which revealed an elevated TSH (255 microIU/ml) and a low free...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Matsumoto T,Miyakoshi K,Kasai K,Ishimoto H,Tanaka M,Ikeda K,Yoshimura Y

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the changes in the approaches used for invasive prenatal diagnosis for beta-thalassemia and karyotyping at a single center from 1977 to 2004. METHODS:For beta-thalassemia, in 1977 placentacentesis, in 1982 amniocentesis, in 1983 fetoscopy and cordocentesis, in 1983 trancervical chorionic villi s...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Monni G,Zoppi MA,Axiana C,Ibba RM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To validate previously computed correction factors for free β-human chorionic gonadotrophin (fβ-hCG) and pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) in in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) pregnancies with hormone treatment and to determine the effect on false-positive r...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Engels MA,Pajkrt E,Groot DT,Schats R,Twisk JW,van Vugt JM

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:We have analyzed morphometric measurements from midgestational fetal necropsies and shown that arm and foot lengths are linear relationships versus gestational age (GA). Using foot length as the GA determinant, we found that the ratio of arm:foot length was also a linear relationship and was decreased in trisomy 21 fe...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Johnson MP,Michaelson JE,Barr M Jr,Treadwell MC,Isada NB,Dombrowski MP,Pryde PG,Addis J,Evans MI

更新日期：1994-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a heterogeneous group of connective tissue disorders, characterized by a defect in the synthesis of collagen. The syndrome is subdivided into different clinical subtypes, the most hazardous of which is type IV, the vascular type. It can manifest itself in various complications such ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Erez Y,Ezra Y,Rojansky N

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether the cisterna magna (CM) width measured in first-trimester fetuses is a useful marker for aneuploidy detection. METHODS:This was a prospective study in 2 different cohorts in a tertiary referral center. The first cohort comprised 913 fetuses from the general pregnancy population during the p...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Pauta M,Grande M,Borobio V,Illanes C,Soler A,Nogué L,Borrell A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the messenger ribonucleic acid expression in placental tissue of growth factors, cytokines, angiogenic and anti-angiogenic factors in one case of recurrent multiple chorioangiomas. METHODS:Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid array analysis was performed on the affected placentae and on normal plac...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Gallot D,Marceau G,Laurichesse-Delmas H,Vanlieferinghen P,Dechelotte PJ,Lemery D,Sapin V

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:A case is presented in which X-linked ichthyosis was diagnosed prenatally using fluorescence in situ hybridization. Fetal sex was known by second trimester ultrasound in a woman with very low second trimester MSUE3. All of the 15 maternal peripheral blood metaphase spreads examined displayed two hybridization signals ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Santolaya-Forgas J,Cohen L,Vengalil S,Field F,Rodriguez A,McCorquadale M,McCorquadale DJ

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ureteropelvic junction obstruction is a common cause of end-stage pediatric nephropathy. Our aim was to investigate whether in utero decompression can influence its development. METHODS:A silastic tube was tied around the superior segment of the left ureter to cause partial unilateral obstruction in 22 fetal...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Sun J,Wang F,Deng G,Mo J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This systematic review evaluated the existence of risk factors for the fetal manifestation of long QT syndrome (LQTS). METHODS:Prenatal cardiac findings suggestive of fetal LQTS were studied using 30 English literature reports extracted from the Pubmed database (1979 to December 2011) using the search terms ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Ishikawa S,Yamada T,Kuwata T,Morikawa M,Yamada T,Matsubara S,Minakami H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The situation concerning reproductive genetic testing in Switzerland is briefly described. Growing awareness of eugenic implications especially by women is reported. This is also true for all the other German-speaking countries in Europe to a higher extent than in the other European countries. Better professional educ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Braga S

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of nonimmune hydrops fetalis detected at 32 weeks of gestation. Fetal heart rate was 300 beats per minute. Ultrasound and fetal Doppler echocardiography showed it to be due to supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). Following failed maternal therapy with digoxin alone, amiodarone with digoxin was used. Co...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Pradhan M,Manisha M,Singh R,Kapoor A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) is a congenital heart malformation that can be diagnosed in the fetus by indirect indicators on an echocardiogram, such as inability to demonstrate the pulmonary veins returning to the left atrium by color Doppler, the presence of a chamber or the pulmonary venous conflu...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Cormier CM,Kramer LA,Gupta-Malhotra M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal growth restriction with oligohydramnios occurring in the preterm gestation is associated with significant fetal morbidity and mortality. We investigated the possibility that transabdominal amnioinfusion might relieve acute cord compression and allow prolongation of gestation long enough to administer corticoster...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Sarno AP,Polzin WJ,Feinstein SJ,Maslow A

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00