Research Catalog

Title

Current perspectives on the fetus as a patient / edited by Frank A. Chervenak and Asim Kurjak.

Publication

New York : Parthenon Pub. Group, 1996.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Chervenak, Frank A.
• Kurjak, Asim

Description

xxviii, 629 p. : ill. (some col.); 26 cm.

Alternative Title

Fetus as a patient

Subjects

• Prenatal diagnosis
• Fetus > Diseases
• Fetal Diseases > diagnostic imaging
• Fetal Diseases > therapy
• Ultrasonography, Prenatal
• Fetus > Abnormalities
• Pregnancy > Complications

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. An essential clinical ethical concept / F. A. Chervenak, L. B. McCullough and A. Kurjak -- 2. Safety of obstetric ultrasound / G. Kossoff and S. B. Barnett -- 3. Ultrasonic and Doppler studies of the human yolk sac / A. Kurjak, S. Kupesic, M. Kos, V. Latin and M. Kos -- 4. Doppler studies of subchorionic hematomas in early pregnancy / S. Kupesic, A. Kurjak and F. A. Chervenak -- 5. Color Doppler in prenatal diagnosis / J. M. Carrera, R. Devesa, M. Torrents, C. Mortera, C. Comas and A. Munoz -- 6. Current perspective on the evaluation of suspected intrauterine growth retardation / W. J. Ott -- 7. Three-dimensional ultrasound in the evaluation of fetal anatomy and fetal malformations / E. Merz -- 8. Tissue echogenicity / M. Smith-Levitin, I. Blickstein and E. Gurewitsch -- 9. Fetal radiology / B. R. Elejalde, M. M. de Elejalde, R. R. Lebel, J. M. Acuna, J. Gomez and R. A. Elejalde -- 10. Molecular genetics in fetal medicine / B. R. Elejalde and M. M. de Elejalde --
• 11. Fetal echocardiography in the late first trimester of pregnancy / L. A. L. Groenenberg, J. M. G. van Vugt and H. P. van Geijn -- 12. Fetal heart screening: a diagnostic challenge / E. Tegnander and S. H. Eik-Nes -- 13. New dimensions in fetal neuroscanning / A. Monteagudo and I. E. Timor-Tritsch -- 14. Congenital cerebral infections / G. Nigro and E. V. Cosmi -- 15. Routine obstetric ultrasound examination: a clinical and ethical evaluation / D. W. Skupski, F. A. Chervenak and L. B. McCullough -- 16. Malformations and karyotype / G. D'Ottavio, M. A. Rustico, V. Pecile, A. Maieron, G. Conoscenti, R. Natale and G. P. Mandruzzato -- 17. Nuchal translucency screening for chromosomal abnormalities in the first trimester / N. J. Sebire, R. J. M. Snijders, A. Kalogeropoulos, N. Psara and K. H. Nicolaides -- 18. The role of second-trimester ultrasound examination in the detection of fetal aneuploidy / A. M. Vintzileos, J. C. Smulian and D. L. Day-Salvatore --
• 19. Fetal surgery / K. J. VanderWall and M. R. Harrison -- 20. Endoscopic laser coagulation in the management of severe twin-twin transfusion syndrome / N. J. Sebire, J. Hyett, Y. Ville and K. H. Nicolaides -- 21. Prenatal diagnosis and management of fetal tumors / V. D'Addario and V. De Salvia -- 22. Fetal cardiac intervention in congenital heart disease / T. Kohl -- 23. Thoracoamniotic shunting for fetal pleural effusions / N. J. Sebire and K. H. Nicolaides -- 24. Techniques for pediatric and fetal surgery / Z. Szabo, A. Cuschieri and G. Berci -- 25. The embryo as a patient: early pregnancy loss / J. C. Birnholz and F. B. Kent -- 26. New advances in understanding fetal hypoxia / A. Salihagic, A. Fignon, A. Locatelli, J. Lansac and Ph. Arbeille -- 27. Improved fetal outcome by fetal monitoring: 17 years' experience in Yohka Hospital / K. Maeda and T. Tsuzaki -- 28. Systematic antenatal functional evaluation / B. Arabin, D. Oepkes and J. van Eyck --
• 29. Monitoring fetal hypoxemia: Doppler flow measurement and computerized cardiotocography / G. P. Mandruzzato, Y. J. Meir and L. Fischer Tamaro -- 30. Uterine Doppler waveform: prediction and management of pregnancy complications / B. Haddad and S. Uzan -- 31. Actocardiographic assessment of the fetus / K. Maeda -- 32. Systematic antenatal functional evaluation in pregnancies at risk of progressive fetal anemia / D. Oepkes, H. Kanhai and B. Arabin -- 33. Abruptio placentae: from early pregnancy to term / R. N. Laurini -- 34. Systematic antenatal functional evaluation in pregnancies at risk of progressive abruptio placentae / B. Arabin, R. Aardenburg and J. van Eyck -- 35. What is fetal distress? / D. W. Skupski -- 36. Calcium supplementation in the prevention of pregnancy-induced hypertensive diseases / B. Haddad and S. Uzan -- 37. Preterm prelabor amniorrhexis / N. J. Sebire, S. G. Carroll and K. H. Nicolaides --
• 38. Clinical implications of automated blood pressure monitoring in pregnancy / J. Rigo, Jr. and Z. Papp -- 39. Twinning and twins / I. Blickstein and M. Smith-Levitin -- 40. Management of intrauterine growth retardation / G. C. Di Renzo and G. Luzi -- 41. The diabetic fetus / Y. Ezra and J. G. Schenker -- 42. Biochemical markers of preterm delivery / S. R. Inglis -- 43. Early onset pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome / J. van Eyck, W. P. F. Fetter and B. Arabin -- 44. Post-term pregnancy: fetal considerations / H. N. Winn -- 45. Congenital toxoplasmosis: old and new perspectives / E. Schiff and S. Mashiach -- 46. Fetal and neonatal aspects of myasthenia gravis / V. Varadi -- 47. Surfactant therapy for neonatal respiratory distress syndrome / T. Fujiwara.

ISBN

1850707421

LCCN

96017371

OCLC

• 34576827
• ocm34576827
• SCSB-4781048

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries