- Institution/s: Universidad de Valladolid
- Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
- Identification number: 113
- Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
- Author/s: Ana MUÑOZ GASCÓN, Ana María MALLO LAPUERTA, Cristina ADRADA RAFAEL, Elena Irene ZAMORA RAMÍREZ
- Creation / modification date: 01-03-2014
- Term: fetoscopy
- Gramatical category: s
- Definition: Examination of the fetus performed transabdominally in the amniotic fluid to diagnose fetal abnormalities.
- Context: The main application of fetoscopy today is the surgical treatment of complicated or abnormal monochorionic twin gestations.
- Weighting mark: nor
- Sources:
- Term: SCHAPS, Klaus-Peter W., KESSLER, Oliver, FETZNER, Ulrich (Hrsg.) (2008). Das Zweite – kompakt: Grundlagen. Berlin: Springer, 62.
- Definition: SCHAPS, Klaus-Peter W., KESSLER, Oliver, FETZNER, Ulrich (Hrsg.) (2008). Das Zweite – kompakt: Grundlagen. Berlin: Springer, 62.
- Context: PFLEIDERER, Albrecht, KAUFMANN, Manfred, BRECKWOLDT, Meinert (2007): Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe. Stuttgart: Georg Thieme Verlag, 5. Auflage.
- Images:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Fetal-endoscope.gif/220px-Fetal-endoscope.gif
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