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Interruption of a Severe Hydrocephalic Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Beyth Yoram,
Ron Moshe
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1978.tb00399.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , abdomen , tonicity , obstetrics , surgery , genetics , biology
A new method of interruption of severe hydrocephalic pregnancy is described. Combined use of per‐abdomen encephalocentesis, followed by intraamniotic injection of hypertonic urea solution, successfully terminated a 34‐week pregnancy.