The role of echocardiography in the intraoperative management of the fetus undergoing myelomeningocele repair.

abstract：:Two cases of lissencephaly were prenatally diagnosed by a magnetic resonance image (MRI). Smooth surface of brain and remarkable sylvian fissure, which were barely detectable by ultrasound, were easily observed in MRI. MRI is the most appropriate tool in diagnosing lissencephaly. ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Okamura K,Murotsuki J,Sakai T,Matsumoto K,Shirane R,Yajima A

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to assess the reproducibility of both a new contrast-enhancing technique (Oblique View eXtended Imaging, OVIX; Samsung) and the recently reported 3-D multiplanar technique (MPT) in the measurement of the subpubic angle (SPA) among a group of women at term gestation. In addition, we ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Ghi T,Youssef A,Martelli F,Montaguti E,Krsmanovic J,Pacella G,Pilu G,Rizzo N,Gabrielli S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twin anemia-polycythemia sequence (TAPS) is a rare condition which may occur either spontaneously in uncomplicated monochorionic twin pregnancies or may develop after laser treatment in twin-twin transfusion syndrome. TAPS is characterized by a large intertwin discordance in hemoglobin levels without discordance in am...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Genova L,Slaghekke F,Klumper FJ,Middeldorp JM,Steggerda SJ,Oepkes D,Lopriore E

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To determine if maternal serum levels of 25(OH)D at 11-13 weeks' gestation are altered in pregnancies that subsequently deliver small for gestational age (SGA) neonates and whether the levels are related to placental function reflected in serum concentration of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A)....

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Ertl R,Yu CK,Samaha R,Akolekar R,Nicolaides KH

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the assumption that amniotic fluid alpha-fetoprotein (AFAFP) levels are different in female and male twin fetuses. DESIGN:Amniotic fluid levels of AFP in pregnancies with female and male fetuses in gender-concordant and gender-discordant twins were compared. A t test of p < 0.05 was considered si...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Sharony R,Drugan A,Amiel A,Grinshpun-Cohen J,Markov S,Fejgin MD

更新日期：2003-07-01 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：:A case is presented in which ultrasonographic examination led to the prenatal detection of a ring 13 chromosome in a fetus. At 18 weeks' gestation, the fetus presented with holoprosencephaly, an abnormal configuration of the lower extremities, and an atrial septal defect. Although the amount of amniotic fluid was norm...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Santolaya J,McCorquodale MM,Torres W,Meyer WJ,Gauthier D,Lemery D

更新日期：1993-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess the risk for preeclampsia (PE) by maternal characteristics, uterine artery pulsatility index (Ut-PI), mean arterial pressure (MAP), serum placental growth factor (PlGF) and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) at 30-33 weeks' gestation. METHODS:This was a screening study in singleton pregnan...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Garcia-Tizon Larroca S,Tayyar A,Poon LC,Wright D,Nicolaides KH

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD) assessed by ultrasonography during the late first trimester is able to predict the occurrence of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy. METHODS:Maternal endothelial function was assessed by flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of the brachial arter...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Alves JA,Miyague AH,de Sousa PC,Maia SB,Costa Fda S,Martins WP

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this study was to obtain precise knowledge of fetal biometric measurements, in particular crown-rump length (CRL). Our results have been carefully compared to equations found in the literature. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Single-operator measurements of 2,123 spontaneous pregnancies from a genera...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Constant M,Tran VC,Benoit B,Vasseur F

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Efficacy of flecainide acetate for the treatment of fetal supraventricular tachycardia with cardiac failure was reported. CASE:For a case in which maternal digoxin therapy failed, flecainide acetate (400 mg/day) is used from 27 weeks. Cardioversion with improved cardiac function occurred 6 days after treatm...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Amano K,Harada Y,Shoda T,Nishijima M,Hiraishi S

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a model for prediction of late preeclampsia (PE; which develops at or after 34 weeks' gestation) based on maternal history and characteristics, mean arterial pressure (MAP), and circulating levels of mRNA for the placenta-specific 1 (PLAC1) gene in maternal plasma at 14-18 weeks' gestation. METHOD...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Zanello M,Sekizawa A,Purwosunu Y,Curti A,Farina A

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:The current interest in early amniocentesis as a possible alternative to chorion villus sampling has driven many centres to attempt cell culture from first trimester amniotic fluid. This study examines the cellular content of 125 amniotic fluid specimens collected between 8 and 18 weeks of gestation and shows that the...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Byrne D,Azar G,Nicolaides K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the rate of pulmonary stenosis and functional pulmonary atresia (PS/PA) in recipient twins prior to fetal surgery for twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) and their pre- and postnatal outcomes. METHODS:We carried out a prospective study including 260 cases of TTTS. Echocardiography was performed...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Ortiz JU,Masoller N,Gómez O,Bennasar M,Eixarch E,Lobmaier SM,Crispi F,Gratacos E,Martinez JM

更新日期：2017-01-01 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

abstract：:A consanguineous couple had 3 pregnancies in which prenatally diagnosed hydrocephalus was observed (in 1 female and 2 male fetuses). This case appears to represent an autosomal recessive form of hydrocephalus, given the consanguinity, affected sibs of both genders, and no evidence for intrauterine infection, chromosom...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Brady TB,Kramer RL,Qureshi F,Feldman B,Kupsky WJ,Johnson MP,Evans MI

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To establish normal ranges of maternal placental growth factor (PlGF), soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) and sFlt-1/PlGF ratio at 32-41 weeks' gestation and to evaluate the influence of maternal characteristics, and of fetoplacental Doppler. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Serum levels of PlGF, sFlt-1 and sFlt-1/Pl...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Lobmaier SM,Figueras F,Mercade I,Crovetto F,Peguero A,Parra-Saavedra M,Ortiz JU,Crispi F,Gratacós E

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is an adverse pregnancy outcome associated with significant perinatal and pediatric morbidity and mortality, and an increased risk of chronic disease later in adult life. While a number of maternal, fetal and environmental factors are known causes of IUGR, the majority of IUGR ca...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Murthi P,Kalionis B,Rajaraman G,Keogh RJ,Da Silva Costa F

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：: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：:Several isolated reports of fetal goiter treatment have shown limited generalizability of approaches and provide no real guidance for optimal timing, dosages, and treatment strategies. Graves' disease accounts for >60% of these cases. Maternal treatments of hyperthyroidism include antithyroid medications such as methi...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Munoz JL,Kessler AA,Felig P,Curtis J,Evans MI

更新日期：2016-01-01 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

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：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to review previous work reporting the concentration of solutes measured in maternal circulation, extra-embryonic celomic fluid, and amniotic fluid, to gain insights into the mechanism that could lead to compartmentalization of fluid and solutes within the gestational sac prior to th...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Santolaya-Forgas J,De Leon-Luis J,Espinoza J,Gonçalves LF,Romero R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Postoperative membrane separation is a complication of selective laser photocoagulation of communicating vessels (SLPCV) for the treatment of twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). OBJECTIVE:The aim of this work was to determine whether a quantitative grading system of membrane separation following SLPCV ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： De Zoysa MY,Chon AH,Korst LM,Llanes A,Chmait RH

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Routine ultrasound examination is defined as a screening procedure performed on the total obstetric population usually at 18-20 weeks of gestation as opposed to the selective use of ultrasound that might provide more information for a problem that is suspected on clinical grounds. Standard ultrasound examination inclu...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Antsaklis AJ

更新日期：1998-07-01 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