title: Transabdominal fetoscopy in fetal anomalies diagnosed by ultrasound in the first trimester of pregnancy.
abstract: The ability of ultrasound to diagnose fetal anomalies is limited in the early stages of gestation. We describe a microendoscope that can be used with an 18-gauge needle at the time of amniocentesis to provide more precise diagnostic information when the first-trimester ultrasound examination suggests a problem.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Médecine Foetale et de Diagnostic Antenatal, Service de Gynécologie Obstétrique hôpital A. Béclère, Clamart, France.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ville
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doumerc
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Multon
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Frydman
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000649:Amniocentesis; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D020669:Fetoscopes; D005332:Fetoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005333:Fetus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography