title: Fetoscopy. A new technique for antenatal intrauterine diagnosis.
abstract: The new technique of fetoscopy is an important advance in the antenatal intrauterine diagnosis of some fetal disorders. Because it enables fetal blood to be collected, fetoscopy has a major place in the intrauterine diagnosis of haemoglobinopathies, particularly fetal thalassemia major at 16-20 weeks' gestation in women at risk of bearing such a child.
mesh_terms: D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005332:Fetoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000175:diagnosis