Chorion Villus: Sampling

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Embryology and physiopathology of early pregnancy trophoblast....Pages 3-15
Fine structure of chorionic tissue in health and disease....Pages 17-28
The enzymology of chorionic villi and the first trimester diagnosis of metabolic disorders....Pages 29-46
Placental immunobiology in early pregnancy....Pages 47-52
Front Matter....Pages 53-55
The method of chorion villus sampling under real-time ultrasound guidance using the ‘Portex’ cannula....Pages 57-64
Transcervical chorion villus aspiration by a single operator technique....Pages 65-72
Tipped metal cannulae....Pages 73-77
The Nottingham brush for chorion villus sampling....Pages 79-83
Chorion villus sampling using rigid forceps....Pages 85-95
Blind chorion villus aspiration....Pages 99-106
Ultrasound for transcervical chorion villus sampling....Pages 107-125
Is ultrasound guidance necessary for successful transcervical chorion villus sampling?....Pages 127-136
Endoscopic chorion villus sampling....Pages 137-142
Danish experience....Pages 145-159
Development and clinical application....Pages 161-171
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Pregnancy outcome and the need for centralized data collection in chorion villus sampling....Pages 175-185
Evaluation of the long-term consequences of chorion villus sampling....Pages 187-201
Early prenatal diagnosis and therapeutic potentials for the fetus....Pages 203-209
Early prenatal diagnosis and fetal surgery....Pages 211-225
Towards a chorion villus sampling service....Pages 227-233
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Chorion villus sampling for direct chromosomal analysis in a non-teaching hospital....Pages 235-244
The economic efficiency of prenatal screening....Pages 245-253
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
Prenatal karyotyping: amniotic fluid cells or chorion villus samples?....Pages 257-272
Chorionic villi and direct chromosome preparation....Pages 273-286
Cytoculture of chorionic tissue....Pages 287-301
Recombinant DNA technology and prenatal diagnosis....Pages 303-313
Genetic engineering and detection of haemoglobinopathies....Pages 315-324
Extraction of DNA from chorionic villi....Pages 325-331
Front Matter....Pages 333-333
Counselling in prenatal diagnosis....Pages 335-341
Chorion villus sampling in X-linked genetic disorders....Pages 343-351
Back Matter....Pages 353-362