The early amniocentesis study: a randomized clinical trial of early amniocentesis and midtrimester amniocentesis. II. Evaluation of procedure details and neonatal congenital anomalies.

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 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：: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：: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：: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：:The objectives of the study were to assess the ability of a fetal pulse oximeter to measure the fetal oxygen saturation (SPO2) continuously during labor and to assess the correlation between readings of fetal pulse oximetry and cord blood gases at birth. The Nellcor N-400 Fetal Oximeter was used in 62 women prospectiv...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Langer B,Boudier E,Haddad J,Pain L,Schlaeder G

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ureteropelvic junction obstruction is a common cause of end-stage pediatric nephropathy. Our aim was to investigate whether in utero decompression can influence its development. METHODS:A silastic tube was tied around the superior segment of the left ureter to cause partial unilateral obstruction in 22 fetal...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Sun J,Wang F,Deng G,Mo J

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To assess the messenger ribonucleic acid expression in placental tissue of growth factors, cytokines, angiogenic and anti-angiogenic factors in one case of recurrent multiple chorioangiomas. METHODS:Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid array analysis was performed on the affected placentae and on normal plac...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Gallot D,Marceau G,Laurichesse-Delmas H,Vanlieferinghen P,Dechelotte PJ,Lemery D,Sapin V

更新日期：2007-01-01 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: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：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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study describes the association between the complexity of congenital cardiac and extracardiac malformations, and the parental decision of pregnancy continuation or termination. METHODS:Congenital heart defects (CHD) was diagnosed by ultrasound in 251 fetuses before the 24th week (23 + 6 weeks) of gestat...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Nell S,Wijngaarde CA,Pistorius LR,Slieker M,ter Heide H,Manten GT,Freund MW

更新日期：2013-01-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the performance of screening for preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction by combining second trimester maternal serum screening and uterine Doppler ultrasound. METHODS:A cohort of 2,615 women underwent both maternal serum screening (using human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and alpha-fetopr...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Audibert F,Benchimol Y,Benattar C,Champagne C,Frydman R

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the incidence of pregnancies complicated by meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) or meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) differs with seasonal changes. METHODS:An established perinatal database was used to identify all term (> or = 37 weeks) singleton gestations resulting in a live birth...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Blackwell SC,Carreno CA,Hassan SS,Moldenhauer J,Wolfe HM,Berry SM,Kruger M,Sorokin Y

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial invasion and growth in amniotic fluid play an important role in infectious perinatal morbidity and mortality. In order to determine the influence of amniocentesis (ACT) on intra-amniotic infection development, we performed a study of 239 complete microbiological examinations of amniotic fluid specimens obtai...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Terzić MM,Plećas DV,Stimec BV,Petković SV

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of fetal goitrous hypothyroidism followed by neonatal transient hyperthyroidism. A fetal goiter (26 x 38 mm) was detected by ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging at 29 weeks of gestation. Hypothyroidism was confirmed by cordocentesis, which revealed an elevated TSH (255 microIU/ml) and a low free...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Matsumoto T,Miyakoshi K,Kasai K,Ishimoto H,Tanaka M,Ikeda K,Yoshimura Y

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies cite different possible etiologies for fetal echogenic bowel (FEB). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the possible etiologies for second-trimester FEB, and to provide clinical guidelines for evaluation of this finding. The study included 79 patients diagnosed with FEB in the second trimester. ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Yaron Y,Hassan S,Geva E,Kupferminc MJ,Yavetz H,Evans MI

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the neonatal outcome in red blood cell alloimmunised pregnancies at increased risk of fetal anaemia where invasive testing was avoided based on reassuring middle cerebral artery (MCA) Doppler velocity results. METHODS:We included 28 alloimmunised pregnant women at significant risk of fetal or neona...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Abdel-Fattah SA,Shefras J,Kyle PM,Cairns P,Hunter A,Soothill PW

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To improve neonatal outcomes in pregnancies at heightened risk for early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS), there is a need to identify fetuses that benefit from expectant management as opposed to early delivery. Detectable haptoglobin and haptoglobin-related protein (Hp&HpRP switch-on status) in cord blood has b...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Archabald KL,Buhimschi IA,Bahtiyar MO,Dulay AT,Abdel-Razeq SS,Pettker CM,Lipkind HS,Hardy JT,McCarthy ME,Zhao G,Bhandari V,Buhimschi CS

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Lymphangiomas are commonly diagnosed by prenatal ultrasound. These anomalies are most often cervical, but occasionally present in the axilla, thorax and abdomen. We present a case in which intrauterine drainage was followed by an uneventful vaginal delivery. CASE:A 30-year-old G4P3 female was referred to ou...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Kaufman GE,D'Alton ME,Crombleholme TM

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated to see the effect of antibiotics on interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 in cervicovaginal fluid in patients with premature rupture of the membranes. STUDY DESIGN:Cervicovaginal fluid was sampled on admission and before delivery for measurement of IL-6 and IL-8 from 31 patients with less than 35 weeks...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Matsuda Y,Kouno S,Nakano H

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the changes in the approaches used for invasive prenatal diagnosis for beta-thalassemia and karyotyping at a single center from 1977 to 2004. METHODS:For beta-thalassemia, in 1977 placentacentesis, in 1982 amniocentesis, in 1983 fetoscopy and cordocentesis, in 1983 trancervical chorionic villi s...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Monni G,Zoppi MA,Axiana C,Ibba RM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether myomectomy during pregnancy in selected patients improves outcome. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of 18 patients who underwent myomectomy between the 6th and 24th week of gestational age. Surgical management of tumors was required on the basis of the characteristics of the myomas and sym...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： De Carolis S,Fatigante G,Ferrazzani S,Trivellini C,De Santis L,Mancuso S,Caruso A

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a premature infant with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and severe hyperbilirubinemia. In this patient, all known potential hemolytic agents were excluded and no findings of hemolysis were observed. The crucial role of prematurity in the pathogenesis of this type of jaundice is discussed. ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Costa S,De Carolis MP,De Luca D,Savarese I,Romagnoli C

更新日期：2008-01-01 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