Fetal diagnostic indications for second and third trimester outpatient pregnancy termination.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to establish the frequency and associations of single umbilical artery (SUA) diagnosed until the first vs second or third trimester. METHODS:A retrospective cohort study was conducted on singleton pregnancies at a tertiary perinatal center. All women underwent both the first and se...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Nakamura M,Oba T,Takita H,Tokunaka M,Arakaki T,Goto M,Koyano M,Hamada S,Matsuoka R,Sekizawa A

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-invasive prenatal testing has been in clinical use for a decade; however, there is evidence that this technology will be more widely applied within the next few years. Guidance is therefore required to ensure that the procedure is offered in a way that is evidence based and ethically and clinically acceptable. We ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Skirton H,Patch C

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on 9350 pregnant Japanese women who were screened by serum triple-marker determination, accuracy of predicted risk for Down syndrome was examined using 24 Down syndrome cases detected either prenatally or postnatally. The correlation is statistically very high (r = 0.98) between the predicted risks and the preva...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Onda T,Tanaka T,Takeda O,Kitagawa M,Kuwabara Y,Yamamoto H,Iinuma K,Shimomura K

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of early diagnosis at 13 weeks' gestational age of Meckel-Gruber syndrome by ultrasound is reported in a patient with a 25 per cent recurrence risk. The usefulness of genetic counselling and aimed echographic examination is discussed. ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Pachì A,Giancotti A,Torcia F,de Prosperi V,Maggi E

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates the long-term pulmonary complications of 25 children from a prospective, matched-control, pilot study evaluating short-term complications of early (11-14 weeks' gestation) versus traditional (15 weeks' gestation and later) genetic amniocentesis. Five children in the early amniocentesis group were ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Calhoun BC,Brehm W,Bombard AT

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Fetal face malformations represent one of the most challenging prenatal diagnoses mainly because of the wide range of morphological features involved. We tested an approach based on a combination of conventional two-dimensional ultrasound with the more recent three-dimensional technique plus magnetic resonan...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Rustico MA,Lalatta F,Righini A,Spaccini L,Fabietti I,Nicolini U

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Smith Lemli Opitz syndrome (SLOS) caused by a deficit of 3beta-hydroxysterol-Delta7 reductase was the first sterol deficit described with multiple malformations. The lack of specificity of many morphological abnormalities detected by ultrasound and their frequency have justified routine screening of amniotic...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Chevy F,Humbert L,Wolf C

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the detection of congenital long QT syndrome in a fetus at 37 weeks' gestation using magnetocardiography (MCG). The prenatal diagnosis was confirmed by standard electrocardiography (ECG) performed after birth. This is the first case report of fetal long QT syndrome detected by MCG. Fetal MCG may be useful ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Hamada H,Horigome H,Asaka M,Shigemitsu S,Mitsui T,Kubo T,Kandori A,Tsukada K

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric (GC/MS) analysis of maternal urine and serum steroids from 13 pregnancies at 25% risk for Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) was undertaken. All patients were between 12 and 31 weeks' gestational age. From dehydrocholesterol/cholesterol ratios determined in amniotic fluid and chor...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Shackleton CH,Roitman E,Kratz L,Kelley R

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytogenetic microarray analysis (CMA) in prenatal testing detects chromosome abnormalities and new genetic syndromes that would be missed by conventional cytogenetics and has the potential to significantly enhance prenatal genetic evaluation. A large Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health and Human ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Wapner RJ,Driscoll DA,Simpson JL

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the improvement in screening efficiency when fetal ductus venosus Doppler studies are added to existing first-trimester Down syndrome screening protocols. METHODS:Statistical modelling was used with parameters derived from prospective ductus venosus studies and from the published literature. The ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Borrell A,Gonce A,Martinez JM,Borobio V,Fortuny A,Coll O,Cuckle H

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To present the prenatal diagnosis of a de novo terminal inversion duplication of the short arm of chromosome 4 and a review of the literature. CASE:An amniocentesis for chromosome analysis was performed at 33 weeks' gestation because ultrasound examination showed a female fetus with multiple abnormalities c...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Beaujard MP,Jouannic JM,Bessières B,Borie C,Martin-Luis I,Fallet-Bianco C,Portnoï MF

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic disease is the leading cause of infant death in the United States, accounting for approximately 20% of annual infant mortality. Advances in genomic medicine and technological platforms have made possible low cost, pan-ethnic expanded genetic screening that enables obstetric care providers to offer screening fo...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Nazareth SB,Lazarin GA,Goldberg JD

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the outcome of transient abnormal cardiac flow patterns (ABCFP) at 13 to 17 weeks' gestation. METHODS AND RESULTS:Observational single operator study of transvaginal sonography scans of 13,183 fetuses. Of the 22 fetuses with ABCFP (1:600) high pulmonary valvular velocity was detected in 11 (8 of th...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Bronshtein M,Zimmer EZ,Blazer S,Blumenfeld Z

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a cryptic translocation ascertained in a family after the birth of a mentally retarded proband. High resolution chromosome examination revealed that the father had a subtle translocation between chromosome 5 and chromosome 13, 46, XY, t(5;13) (q35.2;q34). Two specific, non-routine techniques were associated ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Guichet A,Briault S,Moraine C

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few reports concerning intrauterine shunting are available. We investigated the impact of this method. In order to evaluate intrauterine shunting and the complication rate for different indications, we sent a questionnaire to all German-speaking level 3 centres. In four level 3 centres, 52 intrauterine catheters were ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Bernaschek G,Deutinger J,Hansmann M,Bald R,Holzgreve W,Bollmann R

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present a series of cases with a sonographic thick and heterogeneous placenta, and to review the literature. METHODS:A series of 16 cases were analyzed. A heterogeneous placenta was defined as a thick placenta with a patchy decrease of echogenicity, which quivered like jelly to sharp abdominal pressure. A...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Raio L,Ghezzi F,Cromi A,Nelle M,Dürig P,Schneider H

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytogenetic studies of cultured amniocytes demonstrated a karyotype of 46,XX/47,XX, +mar. A bisatellited, dicentric, distamycin-DAPI negative, NOR-positive marker was present in 76 per cent of the metaphases examined. Similar markers have been associated with cat eye syndrome (CES). We report on the utilization of flu...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Reeser SL,Donnenfeld AE,Miller RC,Sellinger BS,Emanuel BS,Driscoll DA

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetomaternal haemorrhage (FMH) was studied after 46 cordocenteses. alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) concentration and Kleihauer staining of maternal blood, taken both before and after the procedure, revealed increases in AFP values of more than 40 per cent in 30 per cent of the patients examined; fetal haemorrhage of more than...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Van Selm M,Kanhai HH,Van Loon AJ

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cytogenetic survey and follow-up studies were made of 14 cases with supernumerary marker chromosomes, identified among 12,699 prenatal samples, investigated at our institution over a 10-year period from 1980 to 1990. FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization) techniques were employed to identify the chromosomal origi...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Brøndum-Nielsen K,Mikkelsen M

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine the contribution of uterine (UtA) and umbilical arteries (UA) Doppler examination at 28 weeks to predict adverse pregnancy outcomes in women who had increased resistance in UtA in the early second trimester. METHODS:Women with UtA mean pulsatility index (PI) above...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Ventura W,De Paco Matallana C,Prieto-Sanchez MT,Macizo MI,Pertegal M,Nieto A,Delgado JL

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Descriptions of the rarely occurring condition of conjoined twins are sparse. METHODS:We report a case series of four conjoined twin pregnancies diagnosed up to 16 weeks of gestation. One was in a quadruplet in vitro fertilization intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF-ICSI) pregnancy of cryopreserved embryo...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Maymon R,Mendelovic S,Schachter M,Ron-El R,Weinraub Z,Herman A

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amniocentesis and subsequent tests are reported on a fetus conceived of a rare mating type: its mother has an intermediate level of beta hexosaminidase A (HEX A), characteristic of carriers of Tay-Sachs disease (TSD), while the father suffers from an adult-onset GM2 gangliosidosis (AOG) with severe HEX A deficiency. A...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Navon R,Sandbank U,Frisch A,Baram D,Adam A

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental materno-embryonic transfusions with serum that is immunologically active against blood group antigens cause congenital malformations in the rat embryo. In view of the possible increased incidence of vascular disruptive syndromes after chorionic villus sampling (CVS), we investigated the occurrence of mate...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Los FJ,Noomen P,Vermeij-Keers C,Gaillard JL,Brandenburg H,Jahoda MG,Luider TM

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study was performed in order to provide a description of indications for induced elective terminations of pregnancy (ETOP), their characteristics (e.g. gestational age), and their evolution over time. DESIGN OF THE STUDY:This is an epidemiological study. The geographic area covered is the French county...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Guillem P,Fabre B,Cans C,Robert-Gnansia E,Jouk PS

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to study the role of placental pathology in the prediction of preeclampsia (PE) recurrence. METHODS:The medical records and pathological placental reports of all women diagnosed with PE, during 2008-2015, were reviewed. The study population was divided according to the outcome of their subsequent pr...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Weiner E,Mizrachi Y,Grinstein E,Feldstein O,Rymer-Haskel N,Juravel E,Schreiber L,Bar J,Kovo M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A single base substitution in exon 10 of the glucocerebrosidase gene was detected in families affected by Gaucher disease (GD) type III. This mutation, which results in the substitution of proline for leucine in position 444 of glucocerebrosidase, has been shown to result in type III GD in a Swedish population. Three ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Dahl N,Wadelius C,Annerén G,Gustavson KH

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the first trimester of pregnancy the biochemical markers free beta-hCG and pregnancy associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) are used for the prenatal screening of trisomy 21, either alone or in combination with nuchal translucency (NT) thickness. In this study, I have analysed the distribution of these biochemical ma...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Spencer K

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An imbalance between angiogenic and antiangiogenic factors has been implicated in the pathogenesis and severity of preeclampsia. In this study, we evaluated serum levels of an angiogenic factor and an antiangiogenic factor - placental growth factor (PlGF) and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt-1), respe...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Pinheiro CC,Rayol P,Gozzani L,Reis LM,Zampieri G,Dias CB,Woronik V

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to determine the diagnostic application of multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) as a stand-alone test for targeted detection of common chromosomal aneuploidies (i.e. 13, 18, 21, X and Y) in amniotic fluid cells in routine prenatal clinical practice. METHODS:In this evaluat...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Kooper AJ,Faas BH,Kater-Baats E,Feuth T,Janssen JC,van der Burgt I,Lotgering FK,van Kessel AG,Smits AP

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00