Showing papers by "Roberto Romero published in 1985"
TL;DR: The method has been employed in the prenatal assessment of 13 fetuses at risk for hemostatic failure, chromosomal disorders, isoimmunization, and fetal hypoxia and offers access to the fetal circulation for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the accuracy of ultrasound in making an antenatal diagnosis of bilateral renal agenesis in three different populations: (1) patients with a family history of BR, (2) patients diagnosed during the course of a routine scan, and (3) patients referred because of a previous suspicious ultrasound examination in a level I ultrasound facility.
81 citations
TL;DR: Limb volume was found to be strongly correlated with gestational age, and may be a possible predictive factor of intrauterine growth retardation.
Abstract: Fetal growth and nutrition were evaluated using measurements of the subcutaneous tissues of the arm and leg to calculate limb volume. Arm measurements included transverse and anteroposterior arm thicknesses and subcutaneous tissue thickness; leg measurements included lengths and thicknesses of the humerus and femur, transverse and anteroposterior thigh thickness, and thigh subcutaneous tissue thickness. Volumes were calculated using equations with both circular and elliptical perimeters. Limb volume was found to be strongly correlated with gestational age, and may be a possible predictive factor of intrauterine growth retardation.
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TL;DR: There was a statistically significant decrease in the incidence of bloody and dry taps of the first needle insertion and also in the number of patients that required multiple needle insertions with the sonographically monitored technique.
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TL;DR: Pregnancy blood tests with a detection threshold of 200 mIU/ml were associated with an 11.9% incidence of false negative results, and changing the sensitivity of human chorionic gonadotropin testing on the incidence offalse negative results was discussed.
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TL;DR: A patient in whom the diagnosis of Candida chorioamnionitis was made after diagnostic amniocentesis with the assistance of a simple and rapidly performed potassium hydroxide smear is described.
Abstract: The use of diagnostic amniocentesis has been proposed for the evaluation of patients with clinical suspicion of chorioamnionitis, such as those with premature rupture of membranes and premature labor. We describe a patient in whom the diagnosis of Candida chorioamnionitis was made after diagnostic amniocentesis with the assistance of a simple and rapidly performed potassium hydroxide smear.
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TL;DR: This communication describes a technique of sonographically monitored uterine curettage of particular value in the management of postabortal endomyometritis associated with retained products of conception or in any situation in which anatomic variation makes curette insertion difficult.
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