Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Absence of Aortic Valve: A Report of Two Cases with Different Outcomes and a Literature Review.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The posterior fossa of normal fetuses was evaluated and compared with those having chromosomal abnormalities at 11-13+6 weeks' gestation in Chinese population. METHODS:In 518 normal fetuses referred to first trimester screening, fetal brain stem (BS) and brain stem to occipital bone distance (BSOB) were meas...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Hsiao CH,Cheng PJ,Shaw SW,Tseng YJ,Chen RC,Chu WC

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:We wanted to obtain statistically relevant data about the efficiency of our method for the isolation of fetal nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs) from the maternal circulation. METHODS:More than 600 samples were investigated using a triple density gradient followed by magnetic separation of anti-CD71-labeled c...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Gänshirt D,Smeets FW,Dohr A,Walde C,Steen I,Lapucci C,Falcinelli C,Sant R,Velasco M,Garritsen HS,Holzgreve W

更新日期：1998-09-01 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

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：OBJECTIVE:To report our results of the measurement of the amniotic fluid pressure in twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome before and after amniodrainage and the separate measurement in the cavity of the stuck twin and the recipient, respectively, in 2 cases. METHOD:Six patients with severe TTS underwent therapeutic amnio...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Hartung J,Chaoui R,Bollmann R

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal dextrocardia is a type of cardiac malposition where the major axis from base to apex points to the right side. This condition is usually associated with a wide spectrum of complex cardiac defects. As a result, dextrocardia is conceptually difficult to understand and diagnose on prenatal ultrasound. The advantage...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Yeo L,Luewan S,Markush D,Gill N,Romero R

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is no precise prenatal indicator to refine an accurate prognosis in case of sacral agenesis and to define the diagnostic approach and outcome criteria in case of fetal sacral agenesis using 3 characteristics of the conus medullaris (CM): its position, its appearance, and associated spinal abnormalities...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Mottet N,Martinovic J,Baeza C,Guimiot F,Bault JP,Aubry MC,Riethmuller D,Zerah M,Cretolle C,Benachi A

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：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：:Congenital cardiac diverticula are transmural localized protrusions within the free wall of the ventricles. Right ventricular diverticula are rarely diagnosed during the fetal period, and due to their rarity, their natural history remains unclear. We present a case of prenatal diagnosis of right ventricular diverticul...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Perlitz Y,Mukary M,Lorber A,Ben-Ami M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Myelomeningocele is a neural tube defect resulting in an exposed spinal cord, which leads to irreversible neurologic damage at birth. We proposed development of a fetal rabbit model of myelomeningocele to study in utero spinal cord injury and repair strategies. METHODS:New Zealand white rabbits (n = 10) at 2...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Housley HT,Graf JL,Lipshultz GS,Calvano CJ,Harrison MR,Farmer DL,Jennings RW

更新日期：2000-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to create an animal model of obstructive ventriculomegaly in the fetal lamb at 78 days of gestation by injecting maternal blood into the lateral ventricles under ultrasound guidance. METHODS:An endoscope of 1.2 mm housed in a 1.6-mm trocar was introduced into the dilated lateral ven...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： De Keersmaecker B,Vloeberghs M,Ville Y

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible etiologic roles of infection and bed rest are discussed in connection with a case of maternal homozygous Leiden mutation leading to prematurity, maternal deep-vein thrombosis and neonatal intracranial hemorrhage in a heterozygous premature baby. Maternal bacterial infection and bed rest may trigger deep-v...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Sikovanyecz J,Orvos H,Pál A,Katona M,Endreffy E,Horváth E,Szabó J

更新日期：2004-05-01 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：: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：:We describe a term newborn who, after a normal gestational course, presented at birth with absent cardiac activity and no spontaneous breathing. Death occurred within 30 h. Autopsy revealed placental villous immaturity, multiple acute hypoxic lesions, but also chronic hypoxic lesions like endocardial fibroelastosis. T...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Perez MH,Boulos T,Stucki P,Cotting J,Osterheld MC,Di Bernardo S

更新日期：2009-01-01 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:We describe a technique to maintain amniotic fluid in fetuses with severe oligo-/anhydramnios secondary to lower urinary tract obstruction or fetal renal disease when urine production is inadequate to maintain a normal amniotic fluid volume (AFV). METHODS:An amnioport was inserted into the amniotic space. Th...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Polzin WJ,Lim FY,Habli M,Van Hook J,Minges M,Jaekle R,Crombleholme TM

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:Septo-optic dysplasia, also known as de Morsier syndrome, is a rare congenital entity almost always characterized by hypoplasia/dysplasia of the optical nerve, chiasma or optic radiations and the complete or partial absence of the septum pellucidum. It may also be accompanied by other malformations, including multiple...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Tanrikulu F,Korucuoglu U,Efeturk T,Yildirim FD,Biri A

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:Since its inception in 1995, the mission of the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has been to provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary expertise in all facets of prenatal diagnosis, reproductive genetics, and prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal treatment for abno...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

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

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the perinatal and long-term neurodevelopmental outcome in a cohort of children with intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) due to fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) and to clearly outline the burden of this disease. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:We performed an observational cohort study and ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Winkelhorst D,Kamphuis MM,Steggerda SJ,Rijken M,Oepkes D,Lopriore E,van Klink JMM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracoamniotic shunting has been described as having a beneficial role in the antenatal management of primary pleural effusions in singleton pregnancies. We report a case of a twin pregnancy in which progressive pleural effusions and hydrops were diagnosed in one of the fetuses at 16 weeks of gestation. An initial ev...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Grisaru-Granovsky S,Seaward PG,Windrim R,Wyatt P,Kelly EN,Ryan G

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of shipping blood in Streck blood collection tubes (BCT) prior to processing on cell-free DNA (cf-DNA) levels. METHODS:Blood was collected in ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and BCT tubes from 10 pregnant women carrying male fetuses. One set of each tube for each subject was pr...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Hidestrand M,Stokowski R,Song K,Oliphant A,Deavers J,Goetsch M,Simpson P,Kuhlman R,Ames M,Mitchell M,Tomita-Mitchell A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the sonographic visualization of the pericallosal arteries in normal fetuses at 11-13 weeks of gestation using 3D ultrasound. METHODS:We prospectively enrolled women with a singleton pregnancy undergoing ultrasound at 11-13 weeks of gestation. A 3D volume with high-definition power Doppler was acqu...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Conturso R,Contro E,Bellussi F,Youssef A,Pacella G,Martelli F,Rizzo N,Pilu G,Ghi T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To propose new cutoffs in plasma glucose levels in screening and diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in the first trimester of pregnancy. METHODS:A 50-gram oral glucose challenge test (GCT) was performed in 1,716 singleton pregnancies at 6-14 weeks' gestation. In those with a positive GCT, a 100...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Plasencia W,Garcia R,Pereira S,Akolekar R,Nicolaides KH

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital epulis is a rare benign oral cavity tumor that usually arises from the maxillary alveolar mucosa. It is also known as congenital gingival granular cell tumor. Prenatal diagnosis is uncommon and mostly confined to the third trimester. We report a case of congenital epulis, which was referred to our departmen...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Frisova V,Prosova B,Mahdian N,Kyncl M,Vlk R,Rocek M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00