Showing papers by "Roberto Romero published in 1983"
TL;DR: Prenatal ultrasound was found to be highly valuable in the detection of fetal hydrocephalus, however, the antenatal detection of associated anomalies was not as uniformly successful.
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TL;DR: A technique is described that will enable the operator to place the amniocentesis needle into a desired area with simultaneous real-time direction.
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TL;DR: This study is based on 19 patients with ectopic pregnancy who had both a sonographic examination of the pelvis and determination of serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) before surgery and suggests that the accuracy of sonography can be increased by determining the serum HCG level on the day of the scan and interpreting the findings with reference to the discriminatory HCG zone.
Abstract: During an 18 month period, 320 patients were referred with clinical suspicion of an ectopic pregnancy. This study is based on 19 patients with ectopic pregnancy who had both a sonographic examination of the pelvis and determination of serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) before surgery. Emphasis is focused on the spectrum of sonographic appearances that may occur in ectopic gestation. These are illustrated, and the sonographic criteria that have been used both for a positive diagnosis and for the exclusion of ectopic pregnancy in the past are analyzed. It is suggested that the accuracy of sonography can be increased by determining the serum HCG level on the day of the scan and by interpreting the findings with reference to the discriminatory HCG zone.
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TL;DR: PUPPP is regarded as a distinct entity, characterized by generalized edematous, erythematous plaques and nonexcoriated papules, which began in the third trimester of pregnancy and was responsive to oral corticosteroids.
Abstract: A 30-year-old woman developed pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP). The eruption, characterized by generalized edematous, erythematous plaques and nonexcoriated papules, began in the third trimester of pregnancy and was responsive to oral corticosteroids. While the etiology of PUPPP is unknown and the clinical features (urticarial plaques) sometimes overlap with those of other dermatoses of pregnancy, we regard PUPPP as a distinct entity. Utilization of a broad base of clinicopathologic and laboratory criteria is important in the workup of a patient with an eruption of pregnancy.
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5 citations