Why cell culture is successful after early amniocentesis.

abstract：:Fetal magnetocardiograms (FMCGs) were recorded in a case of fetal complete heart block (CHB) from the 30th to the 37th week of gestation using the multichannel SQUID system (Hitachi, Japan). M-mode ultrasonography and direct fetal electrocardiography using needle electrodes revealed fetal CHB. We identified independen...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Hosono T,Chiba Y,Shinto M,Miyashita S,Muramaki K,Kandori A,Tsukada K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the incidence of posthysterotomy chorioamniotic membrane separation and delivery outcome following open fetal surgery [myelomeningocele (MMC); cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM); congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH); sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT)]. STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review of a matern...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Wilson RD,Johnson MP,Crombleholme TM,Flake AW,Hedrick HL,King M,Howell LJ,Adzick NS

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to investigate the development of midgut herniation in vivo using three-dimensional (3D) ultrasonographic volume and distance measurements and to create reference data for physiological midgut herniation in ongoing pregnancies in a tertiary hospital population. MATERIALS AND METH...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Bogers H,Baken L,Cohen-Overbeek TE,Koning AHJ,Willemsen SP,van der Spek PJ,Exalto N,Steegers EAP

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemimegalencephaly (HMC) is a disorder associated with enlarged and dysplastic hamartomatous overgrowth of all or part of the one cerebral hemisphere that can be isolated or associated with other syndromes. In the normal development of the brain it is important to bear in mind that there are two main process...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Romero XC,Molina FS,Pastor E,Amaya F

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：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：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：:The objective of this report was to evaluate the effect of ultrasonographic (US) findings on pregnancy management in patients with marker chromosome (MC) aneuploidy ascertained through prenatal diagnosis. From 1989 through June 1993, 15,522 prenatal diagnostic procedures were performed for accepted indications. Charts...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Hume RF Jr,Drugan A,Ebrahim SA,Johnson MP,Isada NB,Reichler A,Evans MI

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the course of total and ionized magnesium and total calcium levels in maternal serum during low-risk pregnancies and to compare women who developed preterm labor and delivery with those who delivered at term. METHODS:209 women with low-risk pregnancies were enrolled in a prospective trial before...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Arikan GM,Panzitt T,Gücer F,Scholz HS,Reinisch S,Haas J,Weiss PA

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) is a poor predictor of outcomes attributable to delivery problems. Contextualizing EFM by adding maternal, obstetrical, and fetal risk-related information to create an index called the Fetal Reserve Index (FRI) improves the predictive capacity and facilitates the timing of interventio...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Britt DW,Evans MI,Schifrin BS,Eden RD

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine the potential of human embryonic stem (hES) cells to provide an in vitro model of human extraembryonic endoderm development. METHODS:The hES cell line HES-2 was propagated in Dulbecco's modification of Eagle's medium (DMEM) in the presence of 20% fetal calf serum ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Conley BJ,Trounson AO,Mollard R

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the fetal and neonatal imaging characteristics of meconium peritonitis (MP) and their clinical outcome. We also studied the role of prenatal ultrasound (US) in antenatal diagnosis and its use in predicting the need for surgical intervention postnatally. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We conducted a retrosp...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Ping LM,Rajadurai VS,Saffari SE,Chandran S

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:Fetal gene replacement is a novel, potential therapy for monogenic disorders which are diagnosed prenatally. The purpose of this study was to develop in vitro, respiratory-epithelium targeted, lentiviral (LV)-mediated gene transfer in fetal rabbit tracheas. METHODS:Via triple plasmid transfection, vesicular ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Huang L,Reebye SC,Yeung AY,Jia WW,Skarsgard ED

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:An exomphalos containing unusual solid and cystic mass was diagnosed during a routine ultrasound examination in the 17th week of gestation. Further investigations were planned but the pregnancy was terminated. The fetopathological examination revealed an umbilical cord teratoma. Although this entity is very rare it sh...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Hargitai B,Csabai L,Bán Z,Hetényi I,Szucs I,Varga S,Papp Z

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the prognosis of monochorionic twins with selective intrauterine growth restriction (sIUGR), classified according to the type of umbilical artery Doppler, under expectant management. METHODS:The outcome of 81 cases with isolated sIUGR was evaluated according to a classification based on umbilica...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Ishii K,Murakoshi T,Takahashi Y,Shinno T,Matsushita M,Naruse H,Torii Y,Sumie M,Nakata M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case where the embryo showed an increased nuchal edema and a metabolic disorder. At 31 weeks of gestation the fetus developed a cardiomegaly and a hydrops. In this case, a long-chain 3-hydroxacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency (LCHAD deficiency) was confirmed by biochemical investigations in cultured...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Tercanli S,Uyanik G,Hösli I,Cagdas A,Holzgreve W

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we have investigated the maternal effects of distending the uterine cavity with Hartmann's solution in 2nd trimester equivalent pregnant sheep. In 7 pregnant ewes, double endoscopic cannulation of the amniotic cavity was performed under general anesthesia, and 1 liter of Hartmann's solution at 38 degree...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Evrard VA,Verbeke K,Peers KH,Luks FI,Lerut AE,Vandenberghe K,Deprest JA

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study patient choice regarding testing for sex chromosome aneuploidy (SCA) and the performance of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) screening for SCA. METHODS:Patient choice regarding screening for SCA and factors influencing this choice were evaluated in a single center. In a subsequent two-center study, cases that ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Bevilacqua E,Ordóñez E,Hurtado I,Rueda L,Mazzone E,Cirigliano V,Jani JC

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Vein of Galen aneurysmal malformations are rarely seen intracranial malformations. They represent less than 1% of the cerebral arteriovenous malformations. Prenatal diagnosis of an arteriovenous fistula malformation may be achieved by real-time and Doppler sonography with color flow imaging, by identifying dilated vei...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Paternoster DM,Manganelli F,Moroder W,Nicolini U

更新日期：2003-11-01 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：:In order to determine the frequency of associated malformations and chromosomal defects in patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) our experiences with CDH during the last 8 years (1985-1993) were reviewed. During the study period, 33 fetuses (prenatal group) with CDH were examined at our level III ultraso...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Bollmann R,Kalache K,Mau H,Chaoui R,Tennstedt C

更新日期：1995-01-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The incidence of Down syndrome increases with maternal age and a rapid and accurate method for prenatal diagnosis is a necessity. This study was devised to evaluate and compare the methods for detecting trisomy 21 by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-associated analysis of small tandem repeats (STR) of D21S11 ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Yang YH,Kim IK,Oh SH,Kim CK,Kim JY

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate pre-intervention echocardiographic parameters of cardiac function in fetuses who survive without hydrops as compared to fetuses who develop hydrops or perinatal death in the setting of sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) and twin-reversed arterial perfusion sequence (TRAP). METHODS:Clinical, echocardio...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Byrne FA,Lee H,Kipps AK,Brook MM,Moon-Grady AJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:A human tail is a rare congenital anomaly with a prominent lesion from the lumbosacrococcygeal region. According to Dao and Netzky human tails are classified into 'true tails' and 'pseudotails'. True tails comprise only mesenchymal tissue (adipose, connective, muscle, nerve tissue, blood vessels, and cutis). They are ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Noack F,Reusche E,Gembruch U

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00