Placental causes of fetal malformation.
Placental causes of fetal malformation.
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胎儿畸形的胎盘原因。
DOI:
10.1097/00003081-199609000-00008
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发表时间:
1996
影响因子:
1.5
通讯作者:
Ward,K
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文献类型:
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作者:
Craven,C;Ward,K
Throughout his career, Dr. Benirschke taught us about the relationship between abnormal placental development and abnormal fetal development. Recent discoveries have emphasized the critical developmental interrelationships between fetus and placenta. We know that the demise of a monochorionic twin can lead to anomalies in the surviving twin, and we are learning that many more pregnancies begin as multiple gestations than ever reach term. Experience with chorionic villous sampling at 8-9 weeks of gestation suggests that an early placental hemorrhage can lead to a characteristic pattern of malformations in the fetus. Chorionic villous sampling also has taught us that 2% of placentas show confined placental mosaicism that can affect fetal growth and survival. Finally, it is becoming clear that most undergrown babies have either primary malformations or acquired lesions of the placenta as the cause of their growth deficiency.Many other examples probably exists but remain unrecognized because of a lack of coordinated studies of the placenta when an anomalous infant is born. Interested pathologists see many placentas, but they usually only see the fetus or newborn if a perinatal death occurs, and too frequently, insufficient clinical information is reported to the pathologist. Conversely, dysmorphologists examine babies with a malformation but they rarely examine the placenta for associated malformations. Likewise, embryologists rarely consider the placenta when studying variations in fetal development. Obstetricians and perinatologist have a unique opportunity to associate findings in the baby with those in the placenta, but too often only a cursory examination is performed because of lack of training regarding the potential significance of findings.