Meconium Peritonitis: Correlation of Antenatal Diagnosis and Postnatal Outcome - An Institutional Experience over 10 Years.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the failure rate and performance of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, mainly in terms of detection rates for trisomy 21, performed by 2 laboratories using different analytical methods. METHODS:cfDNA testing was performed on 2,870 pregnancies with the HarmonyTM Prenatal Test using the targeted digit...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Bevilacqua E,Jani JC,Letourneau A,Duiella SF,Kleinfinger P,Lohmann L,Resta S,Cos Sanchez T,Fils JF,Mirra M,Benachi A,Costa JM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Septal agenesis is a rare cerebral developmental anomaly characterized by partial or complete absence of the septum pellucidum (ASP). Septal agenesis may be associated with various congenital brain malformations, namely holoprosencephaly, septooptic dysplasia (SOD), schizencephaly or agenesis of the corpus callosum. C...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： García-Arreza A,García-Díaz L,Fajardo M,Carreto P,Antiñolo G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Separation of Macrosomic, normal and intrauterine growth retarded (IUGR) neonates using the modified Neonatal Growth Assessment Score (NGAS). METHODS:A sample of 23 neonates with evidence of growth acceleration and 74 neonates classified as normal or IUGR in a previous study was used in this investigation. T...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Deter RL,Spence LR

更新日期：2004-01-01 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 report a fetus scanned by color Doppler ultrasound at 37 weeks for suspicion of growth restriction with an extremely rare variation of duplicated middle cerebral artery. Three-dimensional color power Doppler and tomographic ultrasound imaging enhanced our incidental finding. ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Ventura W,Nazario C,Ingar J,Huertas E,Limay A,Castillo W

更新日期：2010-01-01 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 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：:The aortic isthmus (AoI) is a unique fetal watershed with a waveform reflecting its complex haemodynamic physiology. The systolic component represents left and right ventricular systolic ejection, and the diastolic component represents comparative downstream vascular impedance between the brachiocephalic and subdiaphr...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Tynan D,Alphonse J,Henry A,Welsh AW

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether amniotic fluid cells contain cardiomyocyte- and neuron-like cells. STUDY DESIGN:In this experimental study, cells from human amniotic fluid samples were analyzed for mRNA expression of microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP-2), vimentin and oxytocin (OT) receptor via RT-PCR. Immunocytochem...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Stefanidis K,Loutradis D,Anastasiadou V,Dinopoulou V,Eleni E,Arampatzi E,Lekka K,Mesogitis S,Antsaklis A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intrapartum cardiotocography (CTG) was used for several decades to detect a stressed fetus so that delivery can be expedited to prevent birth asphyxia. The main aim of the study was to calculate the risk of neonatal acidemia (pH ≤ 7.10) according to duration of the 2nd stage of labor and occurrence of the ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Cavoretto PI,Seidenari A,Amodeo S,Della Gatta AN,Nale R,Ismail YS,Candiani M,Farina A

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fetal growth may vary significantly in different congenital heart defects (CHDs). OBJECTIVES:To investigate prenatal growth of CHD fetuses and its correlation with classifications based upon expected oxygen delivery to the fetal brain or structural findings. METHODS:Seventy-nine euploid fetuses with isolat...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Inversetti A,Fesslova V,Deprest J,Candiani M,Giorgione V,Cavoretto P

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate lower extremity neuromotor function (LENF) and short-term ambulatory potential following fetal myelomeningocele (fMMC) closure. METHODS:Retrospective chart review of 54 children that underwent fMMC closure at our institution prior to the NIHCD-MOMS trial. Neonatal LENF was compared to predicted f...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Danzer E,Gerdes M,Bebbington MW,Sutton LN,Melchionni J,Adzick NS,Wilson RD,Johnson MP

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：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：INTRODUCTION:Fetal surgery for myelomeningocele (MMC) results in better outcomes compared to postnatal treatment. However, risks are present. We describe our experience with intraoperative fetal echocardiography during repair of MMC and report on the management of serious cardiovascular events. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Th...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Rychik J,Cohen D,Tran KM,Szwast A,Natarajan SS,Johnson MP,Moldenhauer JS,Khalek N,Martinez-Poyer J,Flake AW,Hedrick HL,Adzick NS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the relationship between maternal serum levels of human placental growth hormone (hPGH) and fetal Down syndrome at gestational midtrimester. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed samples of serum from 21 women with Down syndrome pregnancies detected at gestational midtrimester. The samples were obt...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Papadopoulou E,Sifakis S,Giahnakis E,Fragouli Y,Karkavitsas N,Koumantakis E,Kalmanti M

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：: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：:Spontaneous preterm birth has enormous consequences for newborns, children, and families. Intra-amniotic inflammation (IAI) is the leading cause of spontaneous preterm delivery, mainly at earlier gestational ages. Amniocentesis is the only method used to identify IAI in clinical practice. Although it is an invasive pr...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Cobo T,Kacerovsky M,Jacobsson B

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：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：: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：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：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：OBJECTIVE:To report on the initial experience in a single Brazilian university clinic of the use of fetoscopic endotracheal occlusion (FETO) to treat severe isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). METHODS:The inclusion criteria for FETO for this prospective study were isolated CDH and intrathoracic herniation ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Peralta CF,Sbragia L,Bennini JR,de Fátima Assunção Braga A,Sampaio Rousselet M,Machado Rosa IR,Barini R

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of the ever-increasing demand for human stem cells for transplantation, we initiated in vitro and in vivo studies of human fetal bone marrow stem/progenitor cells derived from lost pregnancies at 16-20 weeks. Utilizing non-human primates as models, we demonstrated that fetal tissue has distinctive biological a...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Michejda M

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：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 determine normal values for amniotic fluid index (AFI) in uncomplicated post-dates singleton pregnancies and compare it to current reference ranges. POPULATION:Four hundred and forty-eight women with singleton, uncomplicated pregnancies, presenting for post-dates assessment (gestation 40+0 to 42+0 weeks) ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Griffin M,Attilakos G,Greenwood R,Denbow M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00