title: [Oligo-amnios].
abstract: The amniotic fluid shares closely in the well-being of the future child and volume abnormalities represent a valuable factor in the screening of fetal pathology. Many publications have recently reminded of the importance of oligo-amnios as a prognosis factor in prenatal monitoring. Through an incomplete review of the literature, the author reminds of the physiology of amniotic fluid, diagnosis methods of oligo-amnios (essentially sonography), its causes and consequences, and finally its practical use as a monitoring parameter. A few possibilities of treatment are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gynécologie-obstétrique, Centre Hospitalier, Wattrelos.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guérin du Masgenet
mesh_terms: D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000503:physiopathology*; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: L'oligo-amnios.