Invasive fetal procedures.
The development of the subspecialty of maternal-fetal medicine has been hampered by the inability to gain direct access to the fetus. With the development and improvement of high-resolution real-time ultrasound, access to the fetus and its intravascular compartment has become a reality. This article presents a description of the invasive procedures used in the prenatal diagnosis and treatment of fetal medical and surgical conditions.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
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D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods; D001805:Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D005332:Fetoscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography