Comparison of First and Second Trimester Screening for Fetal Anomalies

1998 ◽  
Vol 847 (1 ULTRASOUND SC) ◽  
pp. 200-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
GIUSEPPINA D'OTTAVIO ◽  
GIAMPAOLO MANDRUZZATO ◽  
YORAM J. MEIR ◽  
MARIA ANGELA RUSTICO ◽  
LEO FISCHER-TAMARO ◽  
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Author(s):  
Armando Pintucci ◽  
Vincenzo Pinto ◽  
Luca Di Cagno ◽  
Angela Cristina Rossi ◽  
Vincenzo D'Addario

ABSTRACT Screening for fetal malformations is one of the main aims of ultrasonography during pregnancy. In most cases fetal anomalies occur as an unexpected event in not at risk patients: For this reason the only way to rule out congenital malformations is to screen every pregnant patient with a systematic evaluation of the fetal anatomy. The ultrasonic screening of fetal malformations has to be based on a single examination that has to be planned at a gestational age which is advanced enough to visualize most fetal anomalies and early enough to plan further diagnostic tests and allow the termination of pregnancy in the case of severe malformation. The gestational age that constitutes the best compromise between the need of an early diagnosis and the natural history of most congenital malformations is the period ranging from 19 to 21 weeks of gestation. This ultrasonic examination is known as ‘fetal anomaly scan’ or ‘fetal morphology scan’. Some scientific societies suggest guidelines for the optimal performance of such examination. In this paper the minimal standards for an accurate ‘fetal morphology scan’ will be described. How to cite this article D'Addario V, Pinto V, Di Cagno L, Pintucci A, Rossi AC. Fetal Anatomical Survey during Second Trimester Screening Examination. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2012;6(1):43-54.


2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (S1) ◽  
pp. 264-264
Author(s):  
E. Colantuono ◽  
F. D'Antonio ◽  
M. Recchi ◽  
L. Marrone ◽  
B. Matarrelli ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 1099-1105 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. G. Iliescu ◽  
M. L. Cara ◽  
S. Tudorache ◽  
P. Antsaklis ◽  
L. V. Novac ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (S1) ◽  
pp. 175-175
Author(s):  
B. Deloison ◽  
G. Benoit ◽  
C. Bernabe Dupont ◽  
A. Sabine ◽  
F. Jacquemard ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
AYSE OZBAN

Abstract Objective: This study aims to determine whether it is possible to predict preeclampsia by comparing postpartum results and test results of the pregnant women diagnosed with preeclampsia, whose first and/or second trimester screening tests were accessible, and to demonstrate the predictability of severity and week of onset.Background: 204 patients underwent renal transplantation in our center and 84 of them were female. Five of our patients (one of them had two births) gave birth to a total of 6 pregnancies.Method: 135 patients were diagnosed with preeclampsia and their first and/or second trimester screening tests were accessible, and 366 control participants gave birth to a healthy baby between 37-41 weeks after standard follow-up period for pregnancy and their screening tests were also accessible.Results: The study results show that the first trimester maternal serum PAPP-A level is significantly low in preeclamptic pregnant women, and that the second trimester maternal serum AFP and hCG levels are significantly high and uE3 levels are significantly low The results also suggest that the first and second trimester Down syndrome biochemical markers can be used in preeclampsia screening.Conclusion: Among these markers, uE3 is the parameter which affects the possibility of preeclampsia the most. However, the first and second trimester Down syndrome biochemical markers are not effective in predicting the severity and onset week of preeclampsia.


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