Nonimmune hydrops fetalis: modern principles of diagnosis and treatment

Kadyrberdieva F.Z., Shmakov R.G., Bokeria E.L.

Academician V.I. Kulakov National Medical Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia
The authors have carried out a systematic analysis of the data available in the literature on current methods for diagnosing and treating nonimmune hydrops fetalis. They have analyzed the main etiological factors leading to the development of nonimmune hydrops fetalis and its pathogenesis. The features of the manifestation of nonimmune hydrops fetalis and outcomes have been found according to the underlying etiology. The paper describes the basic principles of diagnosis and intrauterine treatment of nonimmune hydrops fetalis; however, there is still no comprehensive approach to this problem that necessitates further investigations.

Keywords

pregnancy
hydrops fetalis
intrauterine treatment
fetal therapy
fetal tachyarrhythmia
mirror syndrome

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Received 22.03.2019

Accepted 19.04.2019

About the Authors

Faina Z. Kadyrberdieva, postgraduate student, National Medical Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Acad. V.I. Kulakov,
Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow 117997, Ac. Oparina str. 4, Russia. Tel.: +79099165852. E-mail: f_kadyrberdieva@oparina4.ru
Roman G. Shmakov, MD, professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, National Medical Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after
Acad. V.I. Kulakov, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow 117997, Ac. Oparina str. 4, Russia. Tel.: +74954387200. E-mail: r_shmakov@oparina4.ru
Ekaterina L. Bokeriya, MD, professor, head of the department of pathology of newborn and premature babies, National Medical Research Center of Obstetrics,
Gynecology and Perinatology named after Acad. V.I. Kulakov, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow 117997, Ac. Oparina str. 4, Russia. Tel.: +74954382705.
E-mail: e_bokeriya@oparina4.ru

For citation: For citation: Kadyrberdieva F.Z., Shmakov R.G., Bokeria E.L. Nonimmune hydrops fetalis: modern principles of diagnosis and treatme.
Akusherstvo i Ginekologiya/Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2019; (10): 28-34. (in Russian).
https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/aig.2019.10.28-34

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