[Intrauterine ultrasound diagnosis in a case of urethral agenesis]. / Intrauterine Ultraschalldiagnostik bei einem Fall von Urethralagenesie.

A rare case of obstruction of the lower urinary tract due to urethral agenesia, diagnosed echographically in utero, is presented. This case illustrates that ultrasound, in addition to its importance as a diagnostic tool in pregnancy, can also lead to meaningful therapeutic consequences.

[Benefit of an anatomo-pathological examination performed on the product of conception in early spontaneous abortion].

PIP: The examination of the product of conception after spontaneous abortion reveals that in about 60% of cases a chromosome abnormality is present, and that in only 1% of cases the abnormality is transmitted by parents. This survey deals with 381 cases of spontaneous abortion, and 670 cases of abortion induced for psychological or socioeconomical reasons, and with the cytogenetic examination of the aborted materials to study the anatomo-pathological modifications of the embryo. 29.23% of the embryos examined in the first series presented chromosome abnormalities, ranging, in decreasing order, from trisomies, to triploidies, to monosomies, compared to only 1.93% in the second series. It must be noted that this kind of examination often presents serious difficulties of interpretation.^ieng

[Impedance cardiography in labor: clinical significance of several hemodynamic parameters]. / Impedanzkardiographie in der Geburtshilfe: die klinische Bedeutung einiger hämodynamischer Parameter.

The authors evaluated some cardiac parameters at the end of the 3rd trimester of pregnancy, during labor and immediately post partum, by means of a new noninvasive technique: impedance cardiography. Results demonstrated the effectiveness of this method for the study of the cardiac function in the pregnant woman.