Purnell, Margaret E. Chon, Andrew H. Korst, Lisa M. Llanes, Arlyn Grubbs, Brendan H. Chmait, Ramen H.
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Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
Introduction: To examine the association of preoperative absent end-diastolic velocity (AEDV) and percent AEDV (%AEDV) in the umbilical artery (UA) with donor twin intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD) after laser surgery for twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). Methods: We performed a retrospective study of stage III/IV TTTS patients who underwent la...
Masoller, Narcís Gómez del Rincón, Olga Herraiz, Ignacio Gómez-Montes, Enery Soveral, Iris Pérez-Cruz, Miriam Martínez-Biosques, Concepción Granados, Miguel Angel Bennasar, Mar Escobar-Diaz, Maria Clara
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Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
Objectives: Firstly, to describe the outcome of a series of fetuses with Ebstein’s anomaly (EA) and, secondly, to study the utility of different second-trimester echocardiographic parameters to predict fetal and neonatal mortality. Methods: 39 fetuses with EA diagnosed between 18 and 28 weeks of gestation were included. Fetal echocardiography inclu...
Lipschuetz, Michal Guedalia, Joshua Cohen, Sarah M. Lewkowicz, Aya A. Amsalem, Hagai Karavani, Gilad Yagel, Simcha Unger, Ron
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Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
Background: While endeavors to reduce cesarean delivery (CD) rates are given priority worldwide, it is important to evaluate if these efforts place parturients and neonates at risk. CD performed in the second stage of labor carries higher risks of maternal and fetal complications and is a more challenging surgical procedure than that performed in t...
Mogra, Ritu Saaid, Rahmah Tooher, Jane Pedersen, Lars Kesby, Greg Hyett, Jon
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Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
Objective: Monochorionic diamniotic (MCDA) twins are at increased risk of adverse outcome due to unequal placental sharing and placental vascular communications between the fetal circulations. Most centres perform ultrasound examination every 2–3 weeks to identify these complications. Identifying a high-risk cohort of MCDA twins in the first trimes...
Kodabuckus, Shahela S. Quinlan-Jones, Elizabeth McMullan, Dominic J. Maher, Eamonn R. Hurles, Matthew E. Barton, Pelham M. Kilby, Mark D.
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Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
Introduction: In light of the prospective Prenatal Assessment of Genomes and Exomes (PAGE) study, this paper aimed to determine the additional costs of using exome sequencing (ES) alongside or in place of chromosomal microarray (CMA) in a fetus with an identified congenital anomaly. Methods: A decision tree was populated using data from a prospecti...
Marquès, Borja Benitez, Leticia Peguero, Anna Madrigal, Irene Gómez, Olga Figueras, Francesc Borrell, Antoni
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Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
Background: Chromosomal anomalies are a recognized cause of stillbirth, accounting for 6–17% of the cases. As a diagnostic laboratory method in this setting, conventional karyotyping has two main drawbacks: the need for viable fetal cells in a dead fetus and its limited resolution as compared to alternative techniques. Objective: To assess the effe...
Patel, Deep Adler, Adam C. Hassanpour, Ali Olutoye, Olutoyin Chandrakantan, Arvind
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Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
Introduction: Fetal intervention/surgery constitutes a relatively new field of maternal-fetal medicine in which monitored anesthesia care (MAC) or general anesthesia (GA) are utilized as anesthetic techniques when feasible. In this study, we sought to calculate the usage of MAC and GA in various fetal procedures as well as investigate any anestheti...
Garcia-Canadilla, Patricia Sanchez-Martinez, Sergio Crispi, Fatima Bijnens, Bart
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Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
In fetal cardiology, imaging (especially echocardiography) has demonstrated to help in the diagnosis and monitoring of fetuses with a compromised cardiovascular system potentially associated with several fetal conditions. Different ultrasound approaches are currently used to evaluate fetal cardiac structure and function, including conventional 2-D ...
Cesnaite, Gerda Domza, Gintautas Ramasauskaite, Diana Volochovic, Jelena
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Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
Purpose: The objective of this study was to estimate the accuracy of 22 fetal weight estimation formulas in diabetic pregnancies uncomplicated and complicated by fetal macrosomia. Methods: Retrospectively collected data of 317 pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus and 78 cases of fetal macrosomia were used in this study. Study in...
Schou, Katrine Vasehus Ekelund, Charlotte Kvist Jensen, Lisa Neerup Nørgaard, Lone Nikoline Søgaard, Kirsten Rode, Line Tabor, Ann Sundberg, Karin
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Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
Objective: To determine hemodynamic changes by Doppler ultrasound of the living fetus during 24 h after umbilical cord occlusion (UCO) in monochorionic diamniotic (MCDA) twin pregnancies. Method: We conducted a prospective observational study on fetuses undergoing UCO from 2015 to 2017. Doppler parameters peak systolic velocity (PSV) and umbilical ...
