The fetus as a patient : the evolving challenge / edited by Frank A. Chervenak, Asim Kurjak, Zoltan Papp.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chervenak, Frank A.

Kurjak, Asim.

Papp, Z.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fetus--Diseases--Diagnosis.

Fetus.

Human embryo--Diseases--Diagnosis--Moral and ethical aspects.

Human embryo.

Ultrasonics in obstetrics.

Prenatal Diagnosis.

Fetal Diseases--therapy.

Ultrasonography, Prenatal.

Human embryo--Diseases--Diagnosis.

Medical Subjects:

Prenatal Diagnosis.

Fetal Diseases--therapy.

Ultrasonography, Prenatal.

Physical Description:

xix, 344 pages, 5 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton [Fla.] ; London : Parthenon Pub. Group, [2002]

Contents:

1. The moral foundations of leadership in fetal medicine / F. A. Chervenak, L. B. McCullough, A. Kurjak, Z. Papp 3

Section 1 New developments in ultrasound

2. The assessment of morphological and vascular development of the early embryo / A. Kurjak, T. Hafner, I. Bekavac 10

3. Threatened abortion: new insights by color Doppler, three- and four-dimensional ultrasound / S. Kupesic, A. Kurjak, A. Aksamija 23

4. Venous return evaluation in monochorionic twin pregnancies in the late first trimester / A. Matias, N. Montenegro 43

5. First-trimester diagnosis of fetal abnormalities by two- and three-dimensional sonoembryology / H. Takeuchi 52

6. Chiari II malformation in the fetus / V. D'Addario, V. Pinto, L. di Cagno 66

7. Transvaginal three-dimensional volume assessment of the fetal brain structure / R. K. Pooh, K. H. Pooh 73

8. Human fetal pulmonary arterial blood flow / J. J. A. M. Laudy, J. W. Wladimiroff 78

9. Sonographic examination of the uterine cervix / T. Chaiworapongsa, J. Espinoza, K. Kalache, M.-T. Gervasi, R. Romero 90

Section 2 The state of the art of prenatal diagnosis and therapy

10. Medical and ethical aspects of pre-embryo research / J. G. Schenker 118

11. Change in public demand for genetic counselling in the past 25 years / Z. Papp 130

12. Prenatal informed consent for sonogram: the time for first-trimester nuchul translucency has come / S. T. Chasen, D. W. Skupski, L. B. McCullough, F. A. Chervenak 145

13. Prenatal diagnosis of fetal cells in maternal blood by comparative genomic hybridization / Y. H. Yang, S. H. Kim, J. E. Jung 151

14. Prenatal diagnosis of hemoglobinopathies / A. J. Antsaklis 159

15. Prenatal diagnosis of [beta]-thalassemia: Sardinian experience of 6000 cases / G. Monni, M. A. Zoppi, R. M. Ibba 169

16. Amniocentesis / T. Stefos 175

17. Selective reduction / M. I. Evans, R. J. Wapner 181

Section 3 The challenge of fetal assessment

18. Evaluation of intrapartum long-term cardiotocography with artificial neural network analysis / K. Maeda, M. Utsu, Y. Noguchi, F. Matsumoto 188

19. Objective definition of intrauterine growth restriction and practical consequences / G. P. Mandruzzato, Y. J. Meir, G. Maso, L. Fischer 193

20. Fetal risks of macrosomia / V. Varadi 200

21. Normal and abnormal fetal growth in multiple pregnancies / I. Blickstein 205

22. Twin-twin transfusion syndrome / R. A. Quintero 222

23. Non-immune fetal hydrops / H. N. Winn 229

24. Advances in the diagnosis of intrapartum asphyxia / R. Luzietti, G. Clerici, K. G. Rosen, G. C. Di Renzo 235

25. The role of nucleated red blood cells in obstetrics / M. Y. Divon, A. Ferber 248

Section 4 Current perspectives on clinical perinatology

26. Perinatal medicine in the information age / I. E. Zador, S. C. Blackwell, R. J. Sokol, M. I. Evans 255

27. Low-molecular-weight heparin in perinatal medicine / D. Blickstein, I. Blickstein 261

28. Breast cancer and pregnancy / E. Mathieu, P. Merviel, E. Barranger, J. M. Antoine, S. Uzan 267

29. Substance abuse during pregnancy / L. S. Voto, A. J. Siufi 276

30. The dilemma of toxoplasmosis / M. Mahran 286

31. Should we be using repeated doses of antenatal corticosteroids? / J. P. Newnham, T. J. M. Moss, I. Nitsos, D. Sloboda, J. Challis 289

32. Fetal macrosomia: prediction, timing and mode of delivery / C. Yabes-Almirante 296

33. Clinical dimensions of pre-eclampsia / E. V. Cosmi, F. Pierucci, G. Madonna Terracina, R. La Torre, L. Maranghi, E. Cosmi, M. M. Anceschi 304

34. Pathophysiology of pre-eclampsia / P. Merviel, L. Carbillon, J.-C. Challier, M. Beaufils, S. Uzan 318

35. New therapeutic developments in brain-orientated intensive care in the term and preterm newborn / L. Cornette, M. I. Levene 325.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1842141570

OCLC:

49322453