Adjunctive color Doppler ultrasonography in second-trimester transabdominal amnioinfusion

Transabdominal amnioinfusion improves the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography in pregnancies complicated by second-trimester oligohydramnios. Needle localization may be difficult because of patient obesity or the absence of an acoustic window. The two cases presented demonstrate that color Dopple...

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Published in:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 1998-03, Vol.178 (3), p.622-623
Main Authors: Wax, Joseph R., Gallagher, Michael W., Eggleston, M.K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Amniocentesis
amnioinfusion
Biological and medical sciences
Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy
Doppler ultrasonography
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Medical sciences
Obesity - complications
oligohydramnios
Oligohydramnios - complications
Oligohydramnios - diagnostic imaging
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications
Pregnancy Trimester, Second
Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta
Sodium Chloride - administration & dosage
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color - methods
Ultrasonography, Prenatal - methods
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Summary:Transabdominal amnioinfusion improves the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography in pregnancies complicated by second-trimester oligohydramnios. Needle localization may be difficult because of patient obesity or the absence of an acoustic window. The two cases presented demonstrate that color Doppler imaging facilitates amnioinfusion by visualizing the injection jet of free-flowing infusate, confirming intraamniotic needle placement. (Am J Obstet Gynecol 1998;178:622-3.)
ISSN:0002-9378
1097-6868
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9378(98)70454-5