Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to G Ghirardini.
Oral nifedipine retard treatment to suppress preterm labour was administered to 8 patients using a new scheme. Treatment started between 28 and 34 weeks of pregnancy and continued until 38-40 weeks. In all cases suppression of premature labour without hospitalization was achieved. No adverse maternal/fetal effects were observed.
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Vaginosonography has the potential of improving not only accurate diagnosis preceeding chorionic villus sampling but also the sampling procedure itself. The vaginosonographic diagnostic landmarks of early pregnancies are the contact area between the amnion and the chorion, the insertion of the umbilical cord, the yolk sac and the decidua-trophoblast complex. The occurrence of a "Swiss-cheese-pattern" in the latter structure is a strong hint for an unfavourable outcome of early pregnancy. Vaginosonographically guided puncture is a promising approach for chorionic villus biopsy. The punturing facilities are firmly attached to the high resolution vaginal ultrasound probe. Thus, precise ultrasound-guided puncture penetrating the vaginal skin and the uterine wall in the shortest possible distance has become possible.
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A new endoscopic technique for chorion biopsy is presented. The significance of stereomicroscopy by learning morphological features of chorionic tissue is stressed.
A case of unilateral Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser-Syndrome is reported. Anatomical and etiopathogenetical aspects of the syndrome and a review of the literature are presented.
A simple technique for hysterosalpingography, to improve privacy for the patient and give a better vision of the cervix, is proposed.
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The Author reports the description of a woman presenting the anomalies of Turner's Syndrome in a study by Morgagni (1761).
The first case of uterine malformation in monozygotic twins is reported. Difficulties in family's analysis of such cases are pointed out. Genetic aspects of familiar occurrence of uterine anomalies are discussed.
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Congenital absence of uterus and vagina is a picture known as Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome. Six cases are reported and particular attention is devoted to the anatomical pictures, which can be found in typical or atypical form. Discussion on the etiopathogenetical problems, supporting Hauser's hypothesis of an inhibition of the müllerian ducts development by MIF production, allows to consider it as the slightest form of female pseudoermaphroditism. Moreover the terms used to delineate this condition, like "müllerian aplasia", "müllerian ducts aplasia", "müllerian ducts agenesis" and "uterovaginal agenesis" may be misleading and the term of "müllerian dysgenesis syndrome" is proposed.
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