Is the angle of needle insertion influencing the created, defect in human fetal membranes? Evaluation of the agreement between specialists' opinions and ex vivo observations

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 646-649

  Gratacós, Eduard ^a,b   Devlieger, Roland ^a   Decaluwé, Herbert ^a   Wu, Jun ^a   Nicolini, Umberto ^a,c   Deprest, Jan A ^a,b  

^a Center for Surgical Technologies Leuven   (Belgium)

^b University Hospital Gasthuisberg   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amniocentesis; Amnion; Chorion; Premature rupture of membranes

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORION; FETUS; FETUS MEMBRANE; HUMAN; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034037579     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.103218     Document Type: Article

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