Embryoscopy: description and utility of a new technique.
Embryoscopy is a new technique for direct visualization of the first-trimester conceptus. A rigid fiberoptic endoscope is passed transcervically under ultrasonographic guidance into the chorionic cavity. Anatomic scrutiny and direct access to the developing embryo are made possible by this technique.
Cullen
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MT
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Reece
E A
EA
Whetham
J
J
Hobbins
J C
JC
D019723:Endoscopes; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography