Percutaneous ultrasound-guided fetal skin biopsy: a new approach.
Our preliminary experience with this unreported percutaneous ultrasound guided method using a fine needle system showed 100% success (seven cases) in obtaining fetal skin biopsies. The fetal scalp was chosen for biopsy. This technique is easy, less invasive, simple, has minimum procedural difficulties and complications and thus it may replace fetoscopy for obtaining fetal skin biopsy.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
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Buckshee
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Parveen
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Mittal
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Verma
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Singh
D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012535:Scalp; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal