title: Transabdominal chorionic villus sampling in a patient with a bicornuate uterus.
abstract: In our preliminary experience with transabdominal chorionic villus sampling, we encountered a patient with a uterus bicornis bicollis and anterior fundal placenta, which posed particular technical difficulties for the transcervical approach, but in whom sampling was easily accomplished by the transabdominal route. A description of this case, as well as a discussion of our technique and experience to date, is provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee, Memphis.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elias
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Emerson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tharapel
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D015193:Chorionic Villi Sampling / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities*