Structural Fetal Abnormalities: the Total Picture - Softcover

Blackman MD, Lillian R.; Hogge MD, W. Allen; Wulfsberg MD, Eric A.; Spevak MD, Philip J.; Sanders MD, Roger C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0323014763 ISBN 13: 9780323014762

Publisher: Mosby, 2002

Synopsis

This new edition presents a comprehensive, integrated approach to the detection and treatment of 100 of the most common fetal anomalies, including anomalies of the limbs, heart, central nervous, genitourinary, and gastrointestinal systems, as well as alphafeta-protein, multisystem, and chromosomal abnormalities. The cardiac section has been completely revised, with discussions of 10 new entities and useful, well-illustrated tips on performing fetal echocardiography. Sixteen new entities associated with other parts of the body have also been added. All chapters in this edition are extensively revised to present the latest information.

The comprehensive, integrated approach outlines the detection and treatment of 100 common fetal anomalies

Tips and illustrations offer guidance on how to perform fetal echocardiography

Topics covered include: anomalies of the limbs, heart, central nervous, genitourinary, and gastrointestinal systems, as well as alphafeta-protein, multisystem, and chromosomal abnormalities

The cardiac section has been completely revised, with discussions of 10 new entities

16 new entities associated with other parts of the body have also been added

Useful, well-illustrated tips on performing fetal echocardiography have been incorporated

The appendices are reorganized to make them more accessible and easier to use

All cardiac illustrations and new entity figures are new, and many of the images in other areas have been replaced with improved, high-quality images

About this title

About the Author

Roger C. Sanders, MD, Research Professor of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; Consultant at Los Alamos Women's Center, Los Alamos, CA. Assistant Editors: Lillian R. Blackmon, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Perinatology/Neonatology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD; W. Allen Hogge, MD, Associate Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Medical Director, Department of Genetics, Magee-Women's Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA; Eric A. Wulfsberg, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD; and Philip Spevak, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Edition details

• Publisher: Mosby
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0323014763
• ISBN 13: 9780323014762
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 416