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Percutaneous ultrasound‐guided fetal skin biopsy: A new approach
Author(s) -
Buckshee K.,
Parveen S.,
Mittal S.,
Verma K.,
Singh M.
Publication year - 1991
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 - 10.1016/0020-7292(91)90362-9
Subject(s) - medicine , fetoscopy , percutaneous , biopsy , fetus , percutaneous biopsy , scalp , ultrasound , radiology , punch biopsy , surgery , pregnancy , prenatal diagnosis , genetics , biology
Our preliminary experience with this unreported percutaneous ultrasound guided method using a fine needle system showed 100% success (seven cases) in obtaining fetal skin biopsies. The fetal scalp was chosen for biopsy. This technique is easy, less invasive, simple, has minimum procedural difficulties and complications and thus it may replace fetoscopy for obtaining fetal skin biopsy.