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.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
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Cullen
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Reece
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Hobbins
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