Prenatal Diagnosis, Fetal Surgery, Recurrence Risk and Differential Diagnosis of Neural Tube Defects

Prenatal Diagnosis, Fetal Surgery, Recurrence Risk and Differential Diagnosis of Neural Tube Defects

Prenatal screening with α-fetoprotein (AFP) and ultrasonography have allowed the prenatal diagnosis of neural tube defects (NTDs) in current obstetric care, and open spina bifida has been considered a potential candidate for in utero treatment in modern pediatric surgery. This article provides an ov...

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Main Author: Chih-Ping Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-09-01
Series:Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Subjects:
acetylcholinesterase
α-fetoprotein
differential diagnosis
neural tube defects
prenatal diagnosis
recurrence risk
ultrasound
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455908601254

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