abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ectrodactyly is a rare malformation with various presentations. The current report describes a case of ectrodactyly detected using 2-dimensional (2D) and 3-dimensional (3D) ultrasonography at 16 weeks' gestation. METHODS AND RESULTS:The 2D ultrasonographic findings were ectrodactyly in the right hand and mon...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Koo BS,Baek SJ,Kim MR,Joo WD,Yoo HJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A diagnosis of myocardial dystrophic calcification, a rare cause of fetal cardiac masses, is presented. METHODS:The fetal echocardiography of a 26-year-old pregnant woman who was referred to the Pediatric Cardiology Department at 20 weeks' gestation revealed an echogenic mass in the post wall of the left ven...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Baysal K,Haciomeroglu P,Sungur M,Köse B,Kandemir B

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We report the first case of thanatophoric dysplasia (TD) successfully diagnosed in utero by a combination of 2-D ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) 3-D imaging and genetic analysis at 26 weeks' gestation. METHODS:Prenatal sonographic examinations performed at 23 weeks' gestation revealed micromelic shorten...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Tsutsumi S,Sawai H,Nishimura G,Hayasaka K,Kurachi H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if: (1) human umbilical cord stem cells could survive for 20 h in extra-embryonic celomic fluid obtained at 40 days of development from baboon pregnancies by ultrasound-guided celocentesis and, (2) human hematopoietic stem cell survival could be enhanced by adding increasing concentrations of he...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Santolaya-Forgas J,Galan I,Deleon-Luis J,Wolf R

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present an ethically justified decision-making pathway to use in the evaluation and treatment of pregnant women whose fetuses have twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). METHODS:The ethical principles of beneficence, autonomy and professional integrity were applied to the diagnostic and treatment optio...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Skupski D,Chervenak FA,McCullough L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a 30-year-old woman with a twin pregnancy, 1 fetus displaying a small head circumference, semilobar holoprosencephaly, and cleft lip as detected by ultrasound at 23 weeks of gestation. Fetal magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the diagnosis of semilobar holoprosencephaly. The other twin, however, had an ap...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Peng HH,Kuo PL,Chao AS,Wang TH,Chang YL,Soong YK,Chang SD

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:Chorioangiomas are usually small, clinically inevident, benign vascular lesions of the placenta, but larger ones may cause serious perinatal and neonatal complications. There is need for in utero intervention in these fetuses. Several interventions are described to relieve pathophysiologic insult on fetus. Alcohol inj...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Deren O,Ozyuncu O,Onderoglu LS,Durukan T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure levels of total plasma cysteine, homocysteine, cysteinylglycine and glutathione of normotensive primiparous pregnant women in the second and the third trimester. METHODS:Two consecutive blood samples were taken from 65 healthy primiparous women in the 19th to 21st weeks of pregnancy and then in th...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Viskova H,Vesela K,Janosikova B,Krijt J,Visek JA,Calda P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a distinct clinical syndrome with unique features, generally diagnosed postnatally. CASE:A 26-year-old patient, gravida 4, para 3-0-0-3, was noted to have an abnormal maternal serum screen. Amniocentesis with imaging studies were remarkable only for a two-vessel umbilica...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Aagaard-Tillery KM,Buchbinder A,Boente MP,Ramin KD

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common autosomal recessive genetic disorder in the Caucasian population. The molecular diagnosis is difficult since there are about 1,000 mutations in the CF transmembrane regulator gene. The DeltaF508del is the cause of the CF in 64% of the cases in Hungary. Our aim was to co...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Nagy B,Nagy GR,Lázár L,Bán Z,Papp Z

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient with a dichorionic triplet pregnancy complicated by Quintero stage IV twin-twin transfusion syndrome, presenting with hypertension and severe edema at 19 weeks of gestation. Sonography revealed one set of female twins with poly-/oligohydramnios sequence, the recipient twin showing hydropic changes,...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Chang YL,Chao AS,Hsu JJ,Chang SD,Soong YK

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:Fetal gene replacement is a novel, potential therapy for monogenic disorders which are diagnosed prenatally. The purpose of this study was to develop in vitro, respiratory-epithelium targeted, lentiviral (LV)-mediated gene transfer in fetal rabbit tracheas. METHODS:Via triple plasmid transfection, vesicular ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Huang L,Reebye SC,Yeung AY,Jia WW,Skarsgard ED

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to review previous work reporting the concentration of solutes measured in maternal circulation, extra-embryonic celomic fluid, and amniotic fluid, to gain insights into the mechanism that could lead to compartmentalization of fluid and solutes within the gestational sac prior to th...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Santolaya-Forgas J,De Leon-Luis J,Espinoza J,Gonçalves LF,Romero R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Investigate the prediction of birth acidemia in pregnancies with placental insufficiency using two newly created venous-arterial Doppler ratios: pulsatility index (PI) of the ductus venosus (DV) over PI of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) and PI of the DV over PI of the umbilical artery and establish cut-off...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Carvalho FH,Moron AF,Mattar R,Murta CG,Santana RM,Barbosa MM,Torloni MR,Vasques FA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we report a case of conjoined twins that were diagnosed antenatally by routine two-dimensional transvaginal ultrasound examination at as early as the 9th week of gestational age. The fetuses were of the thoraco-omphalopagus type and were sharing the liver, as confirmed by color Doppler. There was a reversed flow ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Basgül A,Kavak ZN,Sezen D,Basgul A,Gokaslan H

更新日期：2006-01-01 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 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 case of nonimmune hydrops fetalis detected at 32 weeks of gestation. Fetal heart rate was 300 beats per minute. Ultrasound and fetal Doppler echocardiography showed it to be due to supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). Following failed maternal therapy with digoxin alone, amiodarone with digoxin was used. Co...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Pradhan M,Manisha M,Singh R,Kapoor A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was undertaken to determine the clinical use of comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) for detection of fetal trisomy 21 from fetal ceIls (nucleated red blood cells; nRBCs) isolated from maternal peripheral venous blood. METHODS:Maternal peripheral venous blood samples were collected in sterile t...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Yang YH,Yang ES,Kwon JY,Kim IK,Park YW

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE AND METHODS:We report a girl presenting with a polymalformation syndrome. Despite a normal karyotype on peripheral lymphocytes and the unavailability of cultured fibroblasts, a tetrasomy 12p was identified on pulmonary DNA extracted from a postmortem biopsy, by use of comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) a...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Delahaye A,Pipiras E,Delorme-Vincent C,Benkhalifa M,Kasakyan S,Devisme L,Wolf JP,Benzacken B

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Successful treatment or prevention of severe hereditary diseases could conceivably be achieved by genetic intervention early in development. Viral vector-mediated fetal gene transfer is proving a valuable tool to test the above concept in relevant animal models. Although the pregnant rabbit is a well-recogni...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Moreno R,Rosal M,Cabero L,Gratacós E,Aran JM

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An exomphalos containing unusual solid and cystic mass was diagnosed during a routine ultrasound examination in the 17th week of gestation. Further investigations were planned but the pregnancy was terminated. The fetopathological examination revealed an umbilical cord teratoma. Although this entity is very rare it sh...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Hargitai B,Csabai L,Bán Z,Hetényi I,Szucs I,Varga S,Papp Z

更新日期：2005-11-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess the current problem of alloimmunization in a tertiary referral center in Croatia. The results obtained were compared to data published worldwide. METHODS:Retrospective case analysis included women with Rhesus (Rh) alloimmunization treated in our department from January 1997 to January 2003. Data of...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Matijevic R,Grgic O,Klobucar A,Miskovic B

更新日期：2005-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:In this prospective study, we assessed the feasibility of foetal RHD genotyping by analysis of DNA extracted from plasma samples of Rhesus (Rh) D-negative pregnant women using real-time PCR and primers and probes targeted toward exon 7 and 10 of RHD gene. METHODS:We analysed 24 RhD-negative pregnant woman an...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Hromadnikova I,Vechetova L,Vesela K,Benesova B,Doucha J,Kulovany E,Vlk R

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of fetal malformations, especially those of the central nervous system, is strikingly important in the practice of genetic counseling. Early diagnosis is very significant, not only because of the prognosis, but also because of the emotional effects caused by the accompanying craniofacial malformations. T...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Joó GJ,Beke A,Papp C,Tóth-Pál E,Szigeti Z,Bán Z,Papp Z

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronically compromised uterine perfusion may lead to placental insufficiency and subsequent intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Various therapeutic approaches (e.g. vasodilators, low-dose aspirin, intravenous glucose infusion, and hemodilution) are often of limited efficacy. Local anesthetics have been ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Strümper D,Louwen F,Durieux ME,Gramke HF,Stuessel J,Marcus-Soekarman D,Van Aken H,Marcus MA

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single fetal death in a twin pregnancy in the late second or early third trimester is associated with significant morbidity and mortality rate in the surviving co-twin, especially in monochorionic twin pregnancies. The common causes are twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, chromosomal abnormalities, and congenital anoma...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Karageyim Karsidag AY,Kars B,Dansuk R,Api O,Unal O,Turan MC,Goynumer G

更新日期：2005-03-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Evidence of meconium-stained amniotic fluid (AF) during labor suggests implementation of close monitoring of fetal well-being. We have investigated whether the presence of meconium in the AF on admission for labor is as important a predictor of neonatal outcome as a change in AF color during labor. METHODS:A...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Locatelli A,Regalia AL,Patregnani C,Ratti M,Toso L,Ghidini A

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:Abnormalities of placental shape are occasionally seen on ultrasound. They have not been reported to be associated with abnormalities in fetal anatomy and karyotype. Here, we report on a rare case of placenta fenestrata with triploid karyotype. A 15-year-old patient presented at 21 weeks and 3 days gestation for ultra...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Linhart JM,Grafe MR,Saade GR,Velagaleti GV

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the acute effect of epinephrine on hemodynamics of noninnervated normal and retinoic-acid-treated embryos. DESIGN:Prospective interventional study design. METHODS:A total of 190 stage 15 (50-55 h of incubation) chick embryos were randomly treated with 1 microg all-trans retinoic acid and reincubate...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Kroese JM,Broekhuizen ML,Poelmann RE,Mulder PG,Wladimiroff JW

更新日期：2004-09-01 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