Successful ultrasound-guided intrauterine blood transfusion in severe non-immune hydrops fetalis. 1990

K Buckshee, and N Bhatla, and V K Paul
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.

Non-immune hydrops fetalis has varied etiology, high mortality and few known successful treatment modalities. A rare case of non-immune fetal hydrops with severe anemia diagnosed prenatally and treated successfully by repeated ultrasound-guided intrauterine blood transfusions is presented.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011296 Prenatal Diagnosis Determination of the nature of a pathological condition or disease in the postimplantation EMBRYO; FETUS; or pregnant female before birth. Diagnosis, Prenatal,Fetal Diagnosis,Fetal Imaging,Fetal Screening,Intrauterine Diagnosis,Antenatal Diagnosis,Antenatal Screening,Diagnosis, Antenatal,Diagnosis, Intrauterine,Prenatal Screening,Antenatal Diagnoses,Antenatal Screenings,Diagnosis, Fetal,Fetal Diagnoses,Fetal Imagings,Fetal Screenings,Imaging, Fetal,Intrauterine Diagnoses,Prenatal Diagnoses,Prenatal Screenings,Screening, Antenatal,Screening, Fetal,Screening, Prenatal
D001805 Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine In utero transfusion of BLOOD into the FETUS for the treatment of FETAL DISEASES, such as fetal erythroblastosis (ERYTHROBLASTOSIS, FETAL). Fetal Transfusion,Intrauterine Transfusion,Blood Transfusions, Intrauterine,Fetal Transfusions,Intrauterine Blood Transfusion,Intrauterine Blood Transfusions,Intrauterine Transfusions,Transfusion, Fetal,Transfusion, Intrauterine,Transfusion, Intrauterine Blood,Transfusions, Fetal,Transfusions, Intrauterine,Transfusions, Intrauterine Blood
D005260 Female Females
D005315 Fetal Diseases Pathophysiological conditions of the FETUS in the UTERUS. Some fetal diseases may be treated with FETAL THERAPIES. Embryopathies,Disease, Fetal,Diseases, Fetal,Embryopathy,Fetal Disease
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000740 Anemia A reduction in the number of circulating ERYTHROCYTES or in the quantity of HEMOGLOBIN. Anemias
D014463 Ultrasonography The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections or echoes of ultrasonic pulses directed into the tissues. Use of ultrasound for imaging or diagnostic purposes employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz. Echography,Echotomography,Echotomography, Computer,Sonography, Medical,Tomography, Ultrasonic,Ultrasonic Diagnosis,Ultrasonic Imaging,Ultrasonographic Imaging,Computer Echotomography,Diagnosis, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasound,Ultrasonic Tomography,Ultrasound Imaging,Diagnoses, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasounds,Imaging, Ultrasonic,Imaging, Ultrasonographic,Imaging, Ultrasound,Imagings, Ultrasonographic,Imagings, Ultrasound,Medical Sonography,Ultrasonic Diagnoses,Ultrasonographic Imagings,Ultrasound, Diagnostic,Ultrasounds, Diagnostic
D015160 Hydrops Fetalis Abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in two or more fetal compartments, such as SKIN; PLEURA; PERICARDIUM; PLACENTA; PERITONEUM; AMNIOTIC FLUID. General fetal EDEMA may be of non-immunologic origin, or of immunologic origin as in the case of ERYTHROBLASTOSIS FETALIS. Edema, Fetal,Fetal Edema,Fetal Hydrops,Familial Non-Immune Hydrops Fetalis,Hydrops Fetalis Nonimmune,Hydrops Fetalis, Idiopathic,Hydrops Fetalis, Immune,Hydrops Fetalis, Non-Immune,Hydrops Fetalis, Nonimmune,Idiopathic Hydrops Fetalis,Immune Hydrops Fetalis,Non-Immune Hydrops Fetalis,Familial Non Immune Hydrops Fetalis,Fetali, Idiopathic Hydrops,Fetalis Nonimmune, Hydrops,Fetalis Nonimmunes, Hydrops,Fetalis, Idiopathic Hydrops,Hydrops Fetali, Idiopathic,Hydrops Fetali, Nonimmune,Hydrops Fetalis Nonimmunes,Hydrops, Fetal,Idiopathic Hydrops Fetali,Nonimmune Hydrops Fetali,Nonimmune Hydrops Fetalis,Nonimmune, Hydrops Fetalis,Nonimmunes, Hydrops Fetalis

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