Solutes in maternal circulation and gestational sac compartments during early human development.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Understanding the pathomechanisms underlying high meconium calprotectin concentrations is the key to the potential uses of this parameter for the assessment of the intrauterine environment in which the fetus develops. The aim of this study was to measure calprotectin concentrations in serial meconium portions...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Lisowska-Myjak B,Skarżyńska E,Żytyńska-Daniluk J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a distinct clinical syndrome with unique features, generally diagnosed postnatally. CASE:A 26-year-old patient, gravida 4, para 3-0-0-3, was noted to have an abnormal maternal serum screen. Amniocentesis with imaging studies were remarkable only for a two-vessel umbilica...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Aagaard-Tillery KM,Buchbinder A,Boente MP,Ramin KD

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amniotic band syndrome is an uncommon, congenital fetal abnormality with multiple disfiguring and disabling manifestations. A wide spectrum of clinical deformities are encountered and range from simple ring constrictions to major craniofacial and visceral defects. We report a case of constriction amniotic bands involv...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Sifakis S,Mantas N,Konstantinidou A,Koukoura O,Avgoustinakis E,Koumantakis E

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:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common autosomal recessive genetic disorder in the Caucasian population. The molecular diagnosis is difficult since there are about 1,000 mutations in the CF transmembrane regulator gene. The DeltaF508del is the cause of the CF in 64% of the cases in Hungary. Our aim was to co...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Nagy B,Nagy GR,Lázár L,Bán Z,Papp Z

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A subset of fetuses with sacrococcygeal teratomas (SCT) develops hydrops caused by high-output heart failure. Identification of fetuses at risk for hydrops is important because surgical intervention may reverse the pathophysiology of the disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate sonographic prognostic fa...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Neubert S,Trautmann K,Tanner B,Steiner E,Linke F,Bahlmann F

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND METHODS:We report a girl presenting with a polymalformation syndrome. Despite a normal karyotype on peripheral lymphocytes and the unavailability of cultured fibroblasts, a tetrasomy 12p was identified on pulmonary DNA extracted from a postmortem biopsy, by use of comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) a...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Delahaye A,Pipiras E,Delorme-Vincent C,Benkhalifa M,Kasakyan S,Devisme L,Wolf JP,Benzacken B

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence and causes of intentional fetal and neonatal demise in twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). MATERIAL AND METHODS:All TTTS pregnancies managed at our centre between 2000 and 2014 were included. We evaluated incidence and causes of intentional fetal/neona...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Spruijt MS,Tameeris E,Zhao DP,Middeldorp JM,Haak MC,Oepkes D,Lopriore E

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether myomectomy during pregnancy in selected patients improves outcome. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of 18 patients who underwent myomectomy between the 6th and 24th week of gestational age. Surgical management of tumors was required on the basis of the characteristics of the myomas and sym...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： De Carolis S,Fatigante G,Ferrazzani S,Trivellini C,De Santis L,Mancuso S,Caruso A

更新日期：2001-03-01 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：:Acute hydramnios is a rare complication of pregnancy, usually of idiopathic etiology and associated with a very poor perinatal prognosis. In this single case report, acute hydramnios at 21 weeks' gestation, associated with fetal CMV infection, was treated by a single large volume reduction amniocentesis combined with ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Bondagji N,Manning FA,Martel J,Harman CR,Morrison I

更新日期：1996-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to objectively evaluate prolonged fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring, which has been difficult to do with conventional cardiotocogram (CTG). METHODS:FHR was analyzed by an artificial neural network computer that calculates probabilities of normal, pathologic and suspicious outcom...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Maeda K,Noguchi Y,Matsumoto F

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:An increasing number of congenital anomalies are diagnosed prenatally. Understanding the implications of these diagnoses on the life of their child is critical for parents, and the surgical consultation is often the primary venue for this education. Little is known about the parent perspective on prenatal ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Berman L,Costanzo C,Smola S,Taggi-Pinto A,Luks FL

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last 6 years early amniocentesis for the prenatal diagnosis of chromosome aberrations has been established in many centers worldwide, but knowledge about the gynecological safety of the procedure is sparse. From 1990 to 1995 at the Evangelisches Krankenhaus Oberhausen (Germany) 3,277 early amniocenteses (betwee...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Eiben B,Hammans W,Hansen S,Trawicki W,Osthelder B,Stelzer A,Jaspers KD,Goebel R

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To improve neonatal outcomes in pregnancies at heightened risk for early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS), there is a need to identify fetuses that benefit from expectant management as opposed to early delivery. Detectable haptoglobin and haptoglobin-related protein (Hp&HpRP switch-on status) in cord blood has b...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Archabald KL,Buhimschi IA,Bahtiyar MO,Dulay AT,Abdel-Razeq SS,Pettker CM,Lipkind HS,Hardy JT,McCarthy ME,Zhao G,Bhandari V,Buhimschi CS

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Investigate the prediction of birth acidemia in pregnancies with placental insufficiency using two newly created venous-arterial Doppler ratios: pulsatility index (PI) of the ductus venosus (DV) over PI of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) and PI of the DV over PI of the umbilical artery and establish cut-off...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Carvalho FH,Moron AF,Mattar R,Murta CG,Santana RM,Barbosa MM,Torloni MR,Vasques FA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prenatal detection of excessive growth remains inaccurate. Most strategies rely on a single cross-sectional evaluation of fetal size during the third trimester. OBJECTIVES:To compare second- to third-trimester longitudinal growth assessment with cross-sectional evaluation at the third trimester in the predi...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Caradeux J,Eixarch E,Mazarico E,Basuki TR,Gratacós E,Figueras F

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify determinants of requesting pastoral care (PC) at the time of pregnancy termination for fetal anomalies. METHODS:PC was provided by a hospital-based chaplain. Data were reviewed for 88 women who elected pregnancy termination. Nominal logistic regression and Kruskal-Wallis and Student t tests were ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Brady TB,Lidums S,Yaron Y,Evans MI,Johnson MP,Kramer RL

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital laryngeal cysts are rare and can cause upper airway obstruction if they are misdiagnosed. We describe a case of large vallecular cyst diagnosed at 33 weeks of gestation. The purpose of an early diagnosis is to establish a careful perinatal management. If the airway is compromised, a multidisciplinary medica...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Busuttil M,Einaudi MA,Hassid S,Chau C,Shojai R,Thomachot L,D'Ercole C,Gire C

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis using circulating fetal trophoblast cells has been challenging due to lack of a reproducible trophoblast-specific antibody. We investigated the use of three trophoblast cell-specific antibodies, HLA-G, placenta growth factor, and neuroD2, for the isolation of trophoblast cells...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Tjoa ML,Delli-Bovi L,Johnson KL,Bianchi DW

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At 28 weeks of amenorrhea, 1 fetus of a monoamniotic twin pregnancy died. Ultrasound and Doppler investigations of the surviving twin were normal. Three weeks later, endovaginal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging revealed massive bilateral cerebral ischemic necrosis in the surviving twin. In utero fetal blood s...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Langer B,Boudier E,Gasser B,Christmann D,Messer J,Schlaeder G

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spina bifida is one of the most common open neural tube defects. There are two common types of spina bifida cystica, myelomeningocele and meningocele. Special attention to the thickness of the cystic sac (presence of intact skin and subcutaneous tissue) on magnetic resonance imaging is advantageous for determination o...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Oya N,Suzuki Y,Tanemura M,Kojima K,Kajiura S,Murakami I,Yamashita N,Suzumori K

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We sought to determine the relationship between the degree of stomach herniation by antenatal sonography and neonatal outcomes in fetuses with isolated left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). MATERIALS AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed neonatal medical records and antenatal sonography of f...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Basta AM,Lusk LA,Keller RL,Filly RA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the hypothesis that in fetuses with congenital heart disease (CHD) there is a correlation between the expected pattern of in utero brain blood supply and the severity of neurodevelopmental impairment. METHODS:A total of 58 fetuses with CHD and 58 controls underwent a Doppler ultrasound and feta...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Masoller N,Sanz-Cortés M,Crispi F,Gómez O,Bennasar M,Egaña-Ugrinovic G,Bargalló N,Martínez JM,Gratacós E

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:To determine the positive and negative predictive values of recalled exposure to chickenpox for identifying anti-varicella-zoster virus (VZV) seropositive parturient women. METHODS:Blood samples were taken from laboring women during February 1998: All women completed questionnaires concerning a history of ch...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Linder N,Ferber A,Kopilov U,Smetana Z,Barzilai A,Mendelson E,Sirota L

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronically compromised uterine perfusion may lead to placental insufficiency and subsequent intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Various therapeutic approaches (e.g. vasodilators, low-dose aspirin, intravenous glucose infusion, and hemodilution) are often of limited efficacy. Local anesthetics have been ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Strümper D,Louwen F,Durieux ME,Gramke HF,Stuessel J,Marcus-Soekarman D,Van Aken H,Marcus MA

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of sirenomelia diagnosed at 13 gestational weeks. This rare malformation sequence is characterized by fusion and rotation of the lower limbs to various degrees and anorectal atresia, usually associated with absence of bladder and agenesis or dysgenesis of the kidneys. Diagnosis is commonly made later ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Carbillon L,Seince N,Largillière C,Bucourt M,Uzan M

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00