Fetology : Diagnosis and Management of the Fetal Patient

by Bianchi, Diana W.

• ISBN13: 9780838525708
• ISBN10: 0838525709
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-04-26
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Summary

State-of-the-art reference offers a cohesive, multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis, management, and in some cases, treatment of the fetal patient. This book discusses the full implications of a fetal sonographic or chromosomal diagnosis-from prenatal management to long-term outcome for the affected child. Balanced, scholarly, non-directive guide iluminates the latest research for practical use by those clinicians who care for a fetus or neonate with a sonographically detected anomaly.

Author Biography

Diana W. Bianchi, M.D., is Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Obstetrics, and Gynecology at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts. Timothy M. Crombleholme, M.D., is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Tufts-New England Medical Center. Mary E. D'Alton, M.D., is Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Tufts University School of Medicine.

Table of Contents

PART I Introduction

1 Prenatal Imaging

2 Prenatal Diagnostic Procedures

3 Invasive Fetal Therapy and Fetal Surgery

PART II Management of Fetal Conditions Diagnosed by Sonography

Section A Central Nervous System

Section B Craniofacial

Section C Neck

Section D Thoracic

Section E Cardiovascular

Section F Abdominal-Wall Defects

Section G Gastrointestinal Tract

Section H Genitourinary Tract

Section I Skeletal

Section J Extremities

Section K Umbilical Cord

Section L Tumors

Section M Multiple Gestation

Section N Disorders of Growth

Section O Disorders of Amniotic Fluid Volume

Section P Hydrops Fetalis

PART III Management of Fetal Chromosome Abnormalities

Index