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Prenatal Diagnosis and Fetal Therapy Utilizing Fetoscope *
Author(s) -
KORESAWA Mitsuhiko
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
congenital anomalies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1741-4520
pISSN - 0914-3505
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-4520.1985.tb00644.x
Subject(s) - fetoscopy , fetus , medicine , prenatal diagnosis , obstetrics , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Fetoscopy has not been familiar in Japan, probably due to the low frequency of its major indicated disorders. Recently this technique is drawing the interest by its unique ability to approach to the fetus directly. In this circumstance, fetoscopy itself, the indications, the usage in fetal therapy, and fetal electrocardiogram as an expanded apprication of fetoscopy are presented.