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Prenatal Diagnosis by Fetoscopy and Chorion Biopsy
Author(s) -
Rodeck C. H.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1984.tb01464.x
Subject(s) - fetoscopy , neural tube , prenatal diagnosis , amniotic fluid , biopsy , obstetrics , fetus , medicine , neural tube defect , pregnancy , pathology , biology , embryo , genetics
Amniotic fluid and its cells, obtained by amni‐ocentesis, is the fetal tissue most commonly used for prenatal diagnosis. The conditions that can be investigated include chromosome abnormalities, neural tube defects and inborn errors of metabolism. This review deals with the tissues that can be obtained by fetoscopy and chorion biopsy and the indications and techniques for performing these procedures.