 Amniocentesis
"Amniocentesis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Percutaneous transabdominal puncture of the uterus during pregnancy to obtain amniotic fluid. It is commonly used for fetal karyotype determination in order to diagnose abnormal fetal conditions.
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D000649
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E01.370.225.500.384.050 E01.370.225.998.329.309 E01.370.378.630.050 E04.665.600.309 E05.200.500.384.050 E05.200.998.329.309 E05.242.384.050
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1982 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 1983 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1984 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1990 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1991 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1993 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1995 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amniocentesis" by people in Profiles.
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Chow CC, Kiernan DF, Chau FY, Blair MP, Ticho BH, Galasso JM, Shapiro MJ. Laser photocoagulation at birth prevents blindness in Norrie's disease diagnosed using amniocentesis. Ophthalmology. 2010 Dec; 117(12):2402-6.
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Silver RK, Leeth EA, Check IJ. A reappraisal of amniotic fluid alpha-fetoprotein measurement at the time of genetic amniocentesis and midtrimester ultrasonography. J Ultrasound Med. 2001 Jun; 20(6):631-7.
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Fines B, Ben-Ami TE, Yousefzadeh DK. Traumatic prenatal sigmoid perforation due to amniocentesis. Pediatr Radiol. 2001 Jun; 31(6):440-3.
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Neerhof MG, Haney EI, Silver RK, Ashwood ER, Lee IS, Piazze JJ. Lamellar body counts compared with traditional phospholipid analysis as an assay for evaluating fetal lung maturity. Obstet Gynecol. 2001 Feb; 97(2):305-9.
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Heckerling PS, Verp MS, Albert N. Patient or physician preferences for decision analysis: the prenatal genetic testing decision. Med Decis Making. 1999 Jan-Mar; 19(1):66-77.
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Heckerling PS, Verp MS, Albert N. The role of physician preferences in the choice of amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling for prenatal genetic testing. Genet Test. 1998; 2(1):61-6.
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Heckerling PS, Verp MS, Albert N. Prenatal testing for limb reduction defects. How patients' views affect their choice of CVS. J Reprod Med. 1997 Feb; 42(2):114-20.
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Christian SL, Smith AC, Macha M, Black SH, Elder FF, Johnson JM, Resta RG, Surti U, Suslak L, Verp MS, Ledbetter DH. Prenatal diagnosis of uniparental disomy 15 following trisomy 15 mosaicism. Prenat Diagn. 1996 Apr; 16(4):323-32.
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Verp MS, Heckerling PS. Use of decision analysis to evaluate patients' choices of diagnostic prenatal test. Am J Med Genet. 1995 Sep 25; 58(4):337-44.
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Dalence CR, Bowie LJ, Dohnal JC, Farrell EE, Neerhof MG. Amniotic fluid lamellar body count: a rapid and reliable fetal lung maturity test. Obstet Gynecol. 1995 Aug; 86(2):235-9.
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