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Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome is a severe complication of twin monochorial pregnancies manifested with one hypovolemic fetus (donor) and another hypervolemic fetus (receiver). Perinatal mortality is about 90 to 100% if untreated. The accepted treatment is fetoscopy and selective laser photocoagulation of the placental shunts that connect both twins. Currently, this specialized procedure is only performed in our institution. We present the first cases of monochorionic twin pregnancy complicated with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome that underwent laser photocoagulation and fetoscopy.
El síndrome de transfusión feto fetal es una complicación severa de los embarazos gemelares monocoriónicos, que fisiopatológicamente se manifiesta con un feto hipovolémico (donante) y un feto hipervolémico (receptor). Conlleva una mortalidad perinatal de 90 a 100% si no es tratado. El tratamiento aceptado es la fetoscopia y fotocoagulación láser selectiva de las anastomosis placentarias que conectan ambos gemelos, procedimiento especializado que se viene realizando solo en nuestra institución. Se presenta los primeros casos de gestación gemelar monocoriónica complicado con síndrome de transfusión feto fetal sometidos a fetoscopia y fotocoagulación laser.
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Se reporta una serie de 3 casos con diagnóstico prenatal de malformación adenomatoide quística pulmonar variedad macroquística sometida a terapia intraútero con derivación tóraco-amniótica. Se muestra que esta intervención intrauterina altamente especializada puede ser realizada con éxito en nuestro país. Los tres casos sobrevivieron. Se presenta una revisión corta de esta patología y se propone un flujograma de manejo.
We report a series of three cases with prenatal diagnosis of congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung, macrocystic type, treated in utero with thoraco-amniotic shunting. This highly specialized intervention is feasible in our local setting. The three cases survived. A mini-review of this condition is presented and an algorithm of prenatal management is proposed.
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Current clinical practice in obstetrics has shifted the paradigm from a conventional prenatal approach based on invasive procedures, risking both fetus and mother, to non-invasive prenatal testing for some fetal conditions via the analysis of cell-free fetal DNA in maternal blood. In the past 15 years, much research has been devoted to refining the methodology for measuring cell-free fetal DNA in maternal circulation and to exploring clinical applications of this technology as a potential tool for prenatal diagnosis. Since the rapid spread around the world of prenatal diagnosis based on cell-free fetal DNA, it is time to start thinking how this cutting-edge technology might influence current practice of obstetrics in low-resource countries.
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DNA/sangue , Doenças Fetais/diagnóstico , Diagnóstico Pré-Natal/métodos , Países em Desenvolvimento , Feminino , Doenças Genéticas Inatas/diagnóstico , Humanos , Troca Materno-Fetal , GravidezRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To assess the perinatal outcomes of a subsequent pregnancy among adolescent mothers living in Peru. METHODS: A large hospital-based retrospective cohort study was conducted to evaluate singleton births during a 9-year period (2001-2009). The study population was divided into 3 groups: adolescents aged 15-19 years who had 1 previous parturition (n=2074), nulliparous adolescents (n=20721), and multiparous adults aged 20-29 years (n=23 129). RESULTS: No significant differences were found between multiparous adolescents and the 2 control groups with regard to preterm delivery, perinatal death, and 5-minute Apgar score below 7. Logistic regression analysis showed no significant differences in the rates of cesarean delivery or preterm birth before 34 or 37 weeks. After adjusting for confounding factors, low birth weight (LBW) and small for gestational age (SGA) were more likely to occur during a subsequent pregnancy among adolescent mothers than during the 1st pregnancy among nulliparous adolescents. The odds ratios were 1.38 (95% CI, 1.14-1.67) and 1.27 (95% CI, 1.02-1.56), respectively. CONCLUSION: Multiparous adolescents are more likely to experience LBW or SGA than are nulliparous adolescents. No significant differences in other perinatal outcomes were found among the 3 study groups.
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Peso ao Nascer , Paridade , Resultado da Gravidez , Gravidez na Adolescência/estatística & dados numéricos , Adolescente , Adulto , Índice de Apgar , Cesárea/estatística & dados numéricos , Intervalos de Confiança , Feminino , Idade Gestacional , Humanos , Mortalidade Infantil , Recém-Nascido , Modelos Logísticos , Razão de Chances , Peru/epidemiologia , Gravidez , Nascimento Prematuro/epidemiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Adulto JovemRESUMO
La evaluación ecográfica del primer trimestre (11+0 a 13+6 semanas) constituye actualmente una de las herramientas fundamentales en el manejo de toda paciente obstétrica. Es el mejor ejemplo de tamizaje en Obstetricia por medio del cálculo de riesgo de anormalidades cromosómicas y, sumado a ciertas características obstétricas y clínicas, se constituye en un potencial predictor de riesgo de las principales complicaciones obstétricas. Es nuestro objetivo presentar en forma resumida y simplificada los avances en este importante tópico de Medicina Fetal, con la finalidad de que sea reafirmada y asumida por todos los responsables del cuidado de la salud materno-fetal, incluyendo los padres.
First trimester ultrasound scan (11+0 to 13+6 weeks) is currently one of the most important clinical tools in managing pregnant women and their fetuses. It represents the best example of screening in Obstetrics to assess risk for chromosomal abnormalities and combined with maternal and obstetrical characteristics could be a useful predictor of obstetrical complications. We aim to present comprehensive summary of this important topic in Fetal Medicine for people involved in providing maternal and perinatal care, i.e. obstetricians, midwives and parents.
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Gravidez , Primeiro Trimestre da Gravidez , Ultrassonografia Pré-NatalRESUMO
Antecedentes: El hallazgo ecográfico de fémur corto (longitud menor del percentil 5) en la valoración ecográfica rutinaria del feto del segundo trimestre plantea un desafío diagnóstico y de manejo. Clásicamente ha sido asociado a cromosomopatías y displasia esquelética. Existen pocos reportes que valoran los resultados perinatales de los fetos con fémur corto en el examen del segundo trimestre. Objetivos: Determinar la asociación de fetos con fémur corto aislado en fetos del segundo trimestre y recién nacidos con restricción del crecimiento intrauterino (RCIU) y su asociación con otros resultados perinatales adversos. Diseño: Estudio de cohorte retrospectivo. Institución: Unidad de Medicina Fetal, Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal, Lima, Perú. Participantes: Gestantes de 16 a 28 semanas. Intervenciones: Para cumplir con el tamaño muestral, se seleccionó los fetos evaluados durante el periodo de tres años (2006 a 2008) que cumplieron los criterios de inclusión. Se clasificó los fetos de 278 gestantes de 16 a 28 semanas en dos grupos: 89 con longitud de fémur corto aislado como único hallazgo, sin RCIU al momento de la evaluación (casos), y 189 fetos con longitud de fémur normal (controles). Se excluyó las gestantes cuyos fetos tenían anormalidades cromosómicas o estructurales y aquellas gestaciones con embarazos múltiples. Se realizó un análisis univariado mostrando porcentajes y medidas de tendencia central y un análisis bivariado con la prueba t, para las variables continuas, y la prueba exacta de Fisher, para las variables categóricas. Principales medidas de resultados: Asociación del fémur corto fetal con complicaciones fetales y maternas. Resultados: El grupo de fetos con fémur corto aislado tuvo recién nacidos con peso promedio significativamente menor que las gestantes de fetos con longitud de fémur normal, con una diferencia estadística y clínicamente significativa de 412,3 g (P=0,000), encontrándose un mayor porcentaje de recién nacidos con RCIU.
Background: The finding of short femur (length below the 5th centile) at second trimester ultrasound examination is a diagnostic challenge. Classically, the short femur has been associated to chromosomal abnormalities and skeletal dysplasias. A few reports have been published on fetuses with isolated short femur outcomes. Objectives: To determine perinatal outcomes in the second-trimester fetuses with isolated short femur and to determine its association with fetal growth restriction. Design: Retrospective cohort study, also called historical or concurrent study. Setting: Fetal Medicine Unit, InstitutoNacional Materno Perinatal, Lima, Peru. Participants: Women with 16 to 28 weeks pregnancies. Interventions: The sample size was drawn from our 2006-2008 databases and consisted in 278 fetuses 16 to 28 weeks who had ultrasound examination. We categorized two groups: fetuses with isolated short femur (cases) and fetuses with normal femur length (controls). We excluded from analysis fetuses with abnormalities or multiple gestations. T-student bivariated analysis was done to compare continuous variables and categorical variables were analyzed by Fishers exact test. Main outcome measures: Association of fetal short femur with fetal and maternal complications. Results: Fetuses with isolated short femur showed significantly lower mean birth weight by 412,3 g (p=0,000). Odds ratio for growth restriction was 2,32 (95%CI: 1,03-5,23). Additionally we observed more cases of mothers developing preeclampsia (11,2% vs. 2,1%, p=0,001) and gestational hypertension (11,2% vs. 4,8%, p= 0,046). Also, fetuses with isolated short femur had more frequently 5 minute Apgar score <7 than fetuses with normal femur (4,5% vs. 0,5%, p=0,02). There were two cases of neonatal death in fetuses with isolated short femur. Conclusions: Isolated short femur in second-trimester fetuses is associated with growth restriction, preeclampsia, and gestational hypertension.