chorionic villus


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chorionic villus

n.
Any of the minute fingerlike projections of the fetal chorion that contain fetal blood vessels and that combine with maternal uterine tissue to form the placenta.
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Keywords: Amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, cordocenteses, prenatal genetic diagnostic testing
Summary of 2185 prenatal invasive procedures in a single center: A retrospective analysis/Invaziv prenatal tani yontemleri uygulanan tek merkezli 2185 olgunun retrospektif analizi
Transabdominal chorionic villus sampling as an office procedure.
Syringe Grip Assembly with Self Locking Negative Pressure Mechanism to Assist in Transabdominal Percutaneous Chorionic Villus Sampling and Other Aspirations
Feasibility and safety of transabdominal chorionic villus sampling.
Chorionic villus sampling in a tertiary care centre in southern India: a retrospective analytical study
The only definitive test involves chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis but that carries a risk of miscarriage.
New blood test for Down's syndrome
Existing invasive diagnostic tests -- Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) and amniocentesis, which use samples from the developing placenta, are still only 75-90 per cent accurate with a risk of miscarriage," he said.
Non-invasive screening for Down syndrome highlighted
KEY WORDS: b-thalassaemia, Prenatal diagnosis, Chorionic villus sampling.
Effectiveness and feasibility of transabdominal chorionic villous sampling procedure for prenatal diagnosis of b-thalassaemia in a Muslim majority community of Pakistan
It then covers complications such as recurrent spontaneous abortion, preeclampsia and eclampsia, postpartum hemorrhage, emergency care, blood group alloimmunizations, multiple gestations, prevention and management of preterm birth, placental disorders, prolonged pregnancy, cesarean and breech delivery, analgesia and anesthesia, and neonatal encephalopathy and cerebral palsy, ending with amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling procedures and fetal surgery.
Queenan's management of high-risk pregnancy; an evidence-based approach, 6th ed
It is often stated that more fetuses are lost due to such invasive procedures (amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling) than are identified as carrying a chromosomal abnormality.
Refining noninvasive prenatal diagnosis with single-molecule next-generation sequencing
Despite the decrease in HIV transmission with antiretroviral cover, procedures such as chorionic villus sampling and cordocentesis should still be avoided in the HIV-infected woman as the risk of transmission to the fetus may be considerably higher.
Guideline on invasive obstetric procedures in the HIV-infected pregnant woman
(4) The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists guideline on amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling advises that patients should be informed of an additional 1% risk of fetal loss following an amniocentesis, and a slightly higher risk following chorionic villus sampling.
How can we reduce the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV during invasive obstetric procedures?
All of these pregnant women are then offered the option of further, invasive tests including amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling, which have about a 1% risk of miscarriage.
A BLOOD test to check [...]

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