Placental histologic criteria for diagnosis of cord accident: Sensitivity and specificity

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 275-280

  Ryan, William D ^a   Trivedi, Neha ^b   Benirschke, Kurt ^a   LaCoursiere, D Yvette ^b   Parast, Mana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Avascular villi; Cord accident; Fetal thrombotic vasculopathy; Stillbirth; Villous stromal karyorrhexis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STILLBIRTH; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; UMBILICAL CORD COMPLICATION; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; CHORIONIC VILLI; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL INSUFFICIENCY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; STILLBIRTH; TORSION ABNORMALITY; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 84868652208     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: 16155742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2350/11-12-1127-OA.1     Document Type: Article

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