Fetal and obstetrical impact of percutaneous balloon mitral commissurotomy during pregnancy.

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 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：:The ability to diagnose fetal cardiovascular malformations prenatally has been established during the past 14 years. This has naturally led to an increased interest in the possibility of providing timely therapy in the neonatal period and has raised the prospects for prenatal intervention. Before medical, catheter, an...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Kleinman CS,Copel JA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of chromosomal abnormalities in spontaneous abortions is much higher than commonly appreciated. Using postmortem chorionic villus sampling (as we have previously described), our much increased yield of results allows us to divide embryos into two groups based upon potential viability. Embryonic size at t...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Drugan A,Johnson MP,Isada NB,Evans MI

更新日期：1993-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Iatrogenic preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (iPPROM; <37 weeks of gestation) is a major complication of fetal surgery. Little information is available about risk factors and incidence. METHODS:We systematically reviewed reported iPPROM rates, gestational age at delivery and fetal survival after represen...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Beck V,Lewi P,Gucciardo L,Devlieger R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a fetus with a large multiloculated cystic liver mass. Two small abdominal cysts were seen on ultrasound at 19 weeks of gestation but the patient was referred to us at 23 weeks, after the mass had grown to 8.0 x 5.6 x 7.0 cm, displacing intra-abdominal organs, heart and diaphragm. There was a sma...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Laberge JM,Patenaude Y,Desilets V,Cartier L,Khalife S,Jutras L,Chen MF

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the prenatal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging finding of periventricular, large subependymal pseudocysts (SEPCs) in a patient who was later diagnosed as having mitochondrial depletion syndrome (MDS). To our knowledge, this is the first report of fetal SEPCs in a patient with MDS. These findings may ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Rohrbach M,Chitayat D,Maegawa G,Shanske S,Davidzon G,Chong K,Clarke JT,Toi A,Tarnopolsky M,Robinson B,Blaser S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The differential diagnosis of an abdominal cyst can be challenging, and an accurate diagnosis is crucial for optimal antenatal management. The aim of this study was to compare the ante- and postnatal diagnoses of cases with abdominal cyst and to determine the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography. MATERI...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Ozyuncu O,Canpolat FE,Ciftci AO,Yurdakok M,Onderoglu LS,Deren O

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:Fetuses with anti-SSA-mediated complete atrioventricular block (CAVB) are at high risk for perinatal death if they present at <20 weeks of gestation and develop ventricular rates of <55 beats per minute (bpm), cardiac dysfunction, or hydrops [Izmirly et al.: Circulation 2011;124:1927-1935; Jaeggi et al.: J Am Coll Car...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Cuneo BF,Mitchell MB,Marwan AI,Green M,von Alvensleben JC,Reynolds R,Crombleholme TM,Galan HL

更新日期：2017-01-01 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

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：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：:The authors performed a color Doppler ultrasound examination of both renal and interlobar arteries of 15 pregnant women affected by pregnancy-induced hypertension. The pulsatility index (PI), the resistance index (RI) and the systolic/diastolic ratio (S/D) values were compared with those of 15 healthy pregnant women o...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Boemi G,Bruno MT,La Ferrera G,Butera L,Pulvirenti G,Lanzone A,Mancuso S

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Use of in vitro fertilization techniques increases the frequency of pathological implantation. However, simultaneous pregnancies are a rarity. Ectopic implantation of the embryo may occur in the cervical canal. This is the first case report, which describes successful management of an intrauterine twin pregnancy which...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Ujvari E,Krizsa F,Sebestyen A,Varbiro S,Paulin F

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) performed on 1,788 amniocenteses, using Aneuvision (Vysis) probes for chromosomes 13, 18, 21, X, and Y, over several years, yielded 115 cases with percentages of aneuploidy between 4 and 100%. All cases above 60% were confirmed to be positive by chromosome analysis. Fift...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Wyandt HE,Tonk VS,Huang XL,Evans AT,Milunsky JM,Milunsky A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the feasibility of offline anatomic M-mode (AMM) to study fetal atrioventricular annulus long-axis displacement (LAD) and compare its performance against real-time conventional M-mode (MM). MATERIAL AND METHODS:Paired AMM and MM LAD studies were recorded prospectively in 54 fetuses, and performance was...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Germanakis I,Pepes S,Sifakis S,Gardiner H

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：: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：: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：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：: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：:A 33-year-old primigravida at 26 weeks gestation presented with fetal hydrops and fetal anemia following prior parvovirus B19 infection. The fetus required two intrauterine transfusions of packed red cells. At 35 weeks gestation, a cesarean section was performed for obstetric reasons. As a consequence of a prenatal bo...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Schild RL,Plath H,Thomas P,Schulte-Wissermann H,Eis-Hübinger AM,Hansmann M

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To assess the relationship between the volume of amniotic fluid removed and the change in amniotic fluid index (AFI) and calculate an equation describing this association. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A retrospective analysis of 19 amnioreduction procedures performed in our unit. Multiple regression analysis was u...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Abdel-Fattah SA,Carroll SG,Kyle PM,Soothill PW

更新日期：1999-09-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:Multifetal pregnancy as a result of ovulation induction (OI) and assisted reproductive technologies (ART) correlate with Board certification in reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI). DESIGN:Retrospective chart analysis of 304 patients referred to Wayne State University (WSU) and Thomas Jefferson U...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Calhoun B,Evans MI,Krivchenia EL,Waters T,Urban AJ,Morgan P,Hume RF,Wapner RJ

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00