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706520

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1978-12-27
pubmed:abstractText
It is the aim of fetoscopy to recognise or exclude malformations which are visible in the fetal stage and which are not associated with chromosomal damage. The requisite endoscope can be inserted practically without any problems into the amniotic cavity under local anaesthesia and in the manner of an "extended amniocentesis". If pregnancy is continued, the risk involed in fetoscopy must be assessed as similarly low as that of simple aminocentesis, as the clinical experience collected so far has shown. The clinical use of fetoscopy requires close co-operation with the geneticist and the parents concerned. The decision that fetoscopy is indicated lies mainly with the geneticist on account of the required expert genetic knowledge. Fetoscopy appears justified if there is an increased risk of malformation of the fetus which is manifest in the foetal stage and which is sufficiently serious to initiate therapeutic abortion if necessary, and, furthermore, if the risk involved in fetoscopy is in reasonable proportion to the risk of teh malformation. Over and above this, fetoscopy can also be justified if it is necessary to obtain fetal blood for examination. Satisfactory technical and endoscopic experience is the most important prerequisite for success and for reduced risk. Up to now, indication of fetoscopy was exclusively coupled to existing pregnancy and enhanced genetic risk. On the other hand, the question whether pregnancy should be permitted despite a known risk, simply because subsequent fetoscopy is envisaged, should be treated with reserve.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0300-967X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
182
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
243-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1978
pubmed:articleTitle
[Fetoscopy (author's transl)].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract