.... In addition, fetal body weight and right adrenal weight of 2 unoperated fetuses were recorded. Where 1 operated fetus was dead, only 1 sham-operated fetus and I control fetus were measured. The right adrenal glands were then fixed in Bouin s solution and embedded in Histosek (Merck Co sectioned at 5 pm...

... of the fetus and refer the pregnant woman for fetal échocardiographie studies. Early detection and follow-up of these fetuses might alter the medical outcome of some. 140 Neri/Manor/Matityahu/Blieden References 1 Brar HS, Platt LD, DeVore Gr, et al: Fetal umbil­ ical vclocimctry for the surveillance...

... that clinical investigators may one day be able to stimulate tissue or limb regeneration in cases of early physical or chemical injury to the fetus [11] and that an artificial placenta will be developed to maintain or assist the vital functions of previable fetuses. Ethical Issues The central ethical issue...

... human fetuses have been treated in utero with mixed results [62, 66, 67]. Problems of shunt migration, obstruction, poor selection of the patients and surgical techniques are major issues of antenatal therapy. Meanwhile, several inves­ tigators are seeking to perfect the surgery and address...

... of intrauterine decompression of hydrocephalic fetuses by sonographically guided cephalocentesis. This pioneering effort was not successful because of the rapid reaccumulation of ce­ rebrospinal fluid in the ventricles [1]. In 1981, we initiated our studies on the induction and treatment of hydrocephalus...