 Amniocentesis
"Amniocentesis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Percutaneous transabdominal puncture of the uterus during pregnancy to obtain amniotic fluid. It is commonly used for fetal karyotype determination in order to diagnose abnormal fetal conditions.
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D000649
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E01.370.225.500.384.050 E01.370.225.998.329.309 E01.370.378.630.050 E04.665.600.309 E05.200.500.384.050 E05.200.998.329.309 E05.242.384.050
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amniocentesis" by people in Profiles.
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Dinsmoor MJ, Fette LM, Hughes BL, Rouse DJ, Saade GR, Reddy UM, Allard D, Mallett G, Thom EA, Gyamfi-Bannerman C, Varner MW, Goodnight WH, Tita ATN, Costantine MM, Swamy GK, Heyborne KD, Chien EK, Chauhan SP, El-Sayed YY, Casey BM, Parry S, Simhan HN, Napolitano PG, Macones GA. Amniocentesis to diagnose congenital cytomegalovirus infection following maternal primary infection. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2022 07; 4(4):100641.
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Zaretsky MV, Rodriguez Riesco LG, Pan Z, Galan HL. Comparison of obstetrical outcomes in patients undergoing cerclage with or without amniocentesis. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021 Apr; 34(7):1104-1108.
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Combs CA, Garite TJ, Lapidus JA, Lapointe JP, Gravett M, Rael J, Amon E, Baxter JK, Brady K, Clewell W, Eddleman KA, Fortunato S, Franco A, Haas DM, Heyborne K, Hickok DE, How HY, Luthy D, Miller H, Nageotte M, Pereira L, Porreco R, Robilio PA, Simhan H, Sullivan SA, Trofatter K, Westover T. Detection of microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity by analysis of cervicovaginal proteins in women with preterm labor and intact membranes. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Apr; 212(4):482.e1-482.e12.
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Walker B, Ashwood ER, Jackson BR, Lagrave D. A tradeoff analysis of risk cutoffs for the quadruple serum screen for Down syndrome. Prenat Diagn. 2013 Dec; 33(12):1201-6.
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Hobbins JC, Pilu G, Abuhumad A, Alfirevic Z, Bahado-Singh RO, Benacerraf BR, Berkowitz RL, Cetin I, Copel JA, Eik-Nes S, Frusca T, Galan HL, Guaschino S, Mahoney MJ, Marsal K, Malinger G, Marconi AM, Martinelli P, Moore TR, Papageorghiou AT, Platt LD, Rizzo N, Tabor A, Thilaganathan B, Timor-Tritsch IE, Todros T, Yagel S. Antibiotic prophylaxis before amniocentesis. Prenat Diagn. 2011 Dec; 31(12):1213-4; author reply 1215.
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Duff P, Barth WH, Post MD. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 4-2009. A 39-year-old pregnant woman with fever after a trip to Africa. N Engl J Med. 2009 Jan 29; 360(5):508-16.
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Porreco RP, Heyborne KD, Shapiro H. Amniocentesis in the management of preterm premature rupture of the membranes: a retrospective cohort analysis. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2008 Aug; 21(8):573-9.
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Chisholm CA, Vavelidis F, Lovell MA, Sweetman L, Roe CR, Roe DS, Frerman FE, Wilson WG. Prenatal diagnosis of multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency: association with elevated alpha-fetoprotein and cystic renal changes. Prenat Diagn. 2001 Oct; 21(10):856-9.
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Neerhof MG, Haney EI, Silver RK, Ashwood ER, Lee IS, Piazze JJ. Lamellar body counts compared with traditional phospholipid analysis as an assay for evaluating fetal lung maturity. Obstet Gynecol. 2001 Feb; 97(2):305-9.
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Tint GS, Abuelo D, Till M, Cordier MP, Batta AK, Shefer S, Honda A, Honda M, Xu G, Irons M, Elias ER, Salen G. Fetal Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome can be detected accurately and reliably by measuring amniotic fluid dehydrocholesterols. Prenat Diagn. 1998 Jul; 18(7):651-8.
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