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The Fetus as a Patient
XXIV
International Congress
(June 12-14, 2008 –
Frankfurt, Germany) |
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FOREWORD
The International Society «The
Fetus as a Patient» was founded in 1984 by a very prestigious group of
Perinatal Medicine specialists, including Asim KURJAK (Croatia), Stuart
CAMPBELL (UK), Joachim DUDENHAUSEN (Germany), Manfred HANSMANN (Germany),
Penti JOUPPILA (Finland), Kazuo MAEDA (Japan), Zoltan PAPP (Hungary),
Joseph G. SCHENCKER (Israel), Ilan TIMOR-TRITSCH (USA) and Jury
WLADIMIROFF (The Netherlands). Later on several experts all over the
world joined that first group, and now there are over 50 members. At
present the President of the Society is Frank A. CHERVENAK (USA).
The aim of «The Fetus as a Patient»
Society is the progress of the maternal, fetal and neonatal care. To
achieve this objective, the Society holds an annual international
congress as well as certain advanced training courses for post-graduates
in Maternal-Fetal Medicine. The Society edits books entitled «The Fetus
as a patient» which summarise the most important lectures presented by
the world’s most prestigious specialists in Perinatal Medicine at the
mentioned congresses .
With the proceedings of "The Fetus as
a Patient" XXIV International Congress (Frankfurt, Germany, 2008) it is
my privilege to present you with new developments in many aspects of
Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
I express thanks to all coauthors who
have contributed decisively to the success of this book.
Finally I am honored to thank Dr.
Elonora Leardini from Medimond Publisher for the excellent preparation
of the proceedings and that she could manage to get them published in
time for the congress. The proceedings are available on CD Rom and in a
volume.
Eberhard Merz, M.D.
Frankfurt, June 2008
President of the German Society
for Ultrasound in Medicine
INDEX
Invited Lectures
Environmental and Genetic Causes of Human Congenital
Malformations: Will We Ever Prevent this Group of Diseases?
R.L. Brent
Saving Lives and Changing Family Histories;
Appropriate and Inappropriate Counseling of Pregnant Women, and Men and
Women of Reproductive Age, Regarding Environmental Risk
R.L. Brent
Strategies for Reduction of Maternal Mortality in
Africa
J.M. Carrera
When Does Human Life Begin: Relevance of the Fetus as
a Person
A. Kurjak
Severity of IUGR Assessed by Actocardiogram
K. Maeda, N. Teshima, M. Tatsumura, T. Ito, S. Yoshida, T. Iwabe, M.
Utsu, S. Morokuma, R.K. Pooh, M. Serizawa and T. Fuchiwaki
3D/4D Ultrasound Assessment of Fetal Face
Malformations
E. Merz, C. Welter and A. Oberstein
Low Birth Weight Infants – Possible Effect of
Epigenetic Changes
Tatjana Motrenko Simic
Simple Measures for Prevention of High Risk Premature
Births
E. Saling and M. Dräger
The Effect of Human Genetic Material Cryopreservation
on Perinatal Outcome
J.G. Schenker
Feticide Versus Palliative Care of the Neonate – An
Alternative?
R. Schlösser
Pediatric Aspects in Prenatal Medicine: The Role of
the Neonatologist
V. von Loewenich
Three-Dimensional Assessment of Fetal Craniofacial
Development
J.W. Wladimiroff and N.M. Roelfsema
Prenatal Detection of Chromosomal Abnormalities by
Array-based Comparative Genomic Hybridization
Young Ho Yang, Sun Young Rha, Ja Young Kwon, Chan Hee Park and Kyung
Ryul Lee
Free Papers
Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate and Gastroschisis in the Same
Fetus Patient
D. Albu and D. Pelinescu-Onciul
Severe IUGR Fetus and Maternal Scleroderma
D. Albu and D. Pelinescu-Onciul
Maturation of Fetuses in Pregnant Women with Diabetes
I. Kaim
First Description of a Case of Classic Maternal
Phenylketonuria and Sonographic Signs of Fetal Trisomy 21
H. Lehnen, M. Vinke, G. Schwennicke and U. Pascheberg
First Trimester Markers for Pre-Eclampsia: Prediction
by Uterine Artery Doppler and PAPP-A
D. Lorenzi, C. Scarabelli, M. Rampino, L. Cafaro and F. Polatti
Prediction, Evaluation and Management of Hypoxia in
IUGR
K. Maeda, T. Iwabe, S. Morokuma and M. Utsu
Are Neonatal Jaundice, Heart Murmur, Dyslalia and
Learning/ Memory Impairments Consequences of Mother Exposure to
Environmental Oxidants?
L. Mohorovic, E. Materljan and G. Brumuni
Comparison of VEGF and Soluble FLT-1 Gene Expression
in Korean Normal and Preeclamptic Placentas
K. Oh, H. Baik and Y. Kwak
Anatomical Data Supporting the Interpretation of the
Ultrasound Image of Fetal Lung
N. Schmidt, D. Mure ºan,
G. Zaharie, F. Stamatian and D. Gheban
Umbilical Venous Doppler Velocimetry in the
Assessment of Growth Restricted Fetuses in the Third Trimester
W.WK. To and K.M. Mok
Contribution of Fetal Pulse Oximetry in Cesarean Rate
Reduction
I. Kazakos, K. Chaidogiannos, L. Batalias, Ch. Chrelias, D. Kassanos
and C. Loghis
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