Fetal diagnosis and therapy
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Fetal. Diagn. Ther. · Jan 2007
Case ReportsSuccessful intrauterine therapy for congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung. A case report.
Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) of the lung is a rare abnormality which is amenable to be diagnosed by prenatal ultrasonography. In general, CCAM associated with non-immune hydrops has a poor prognosis unless a fetal intervention is performed. In some series almost 100% of either prenatal or early neonatal deaths are observed without intervention. ⋯ At 37 weeks a male infant was born vaginally weighing 3,210 g with Apgar scores of 5 and 10. Resection of the mass was performed uneventfully on day 3. The infant is currently 22 months of age, asymptomatic and in good condition.
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Fetal. Diagn. Ther. · Jan 2007
Multicenter StudyNonimmune hydrops fetalis diagnosed during the second half of pregnancy in Southern China.
To analyze the etiologies of nonimmune hydrops fetalis (NIHF) for a southern section of China. ⋯ Homozygous alpha-thalassemia is the most common cause of NIHF in southern China. An effective prenatal thalassemia screening program should be established in this high prevalence region.
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Fetal. Diagn. Ther. · Jan 2007
Emergency peripartum hysterectomy in a tertiary obstetric center: 8-year evaluation.
The aim of the study was to present the incidence, indications, and operative morbidity and mortality in pregnant women undergoing emergency peripartum hysterectomy (EPH) at a tertiary obstetric institution. ⋯ Invasive malplacentation is a major isolated risk factor for EPH, as shown in the present study. Other risk factors for EPH are massive hemorrhage because placenta previa, uterine atony and uterine rupture associated with multiparity, and previous cesarean section. A great proportion of EPH procedures can be prevented by the introduction of compressive operative methods such as B-Lynch suture in the obstetric algorithms, which will certainly favorably reflect in future fertility and genital health of the female population.