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Chorionic villus sampling: the University of Maryland experience
W A Hogge1, J S Hogge, C L Keene
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Maryland, Baltimore 21201.
Maryland Medical Journal (Baltimore, Md. : 1985)
|June 11, 1992
Abstract:
The University of Maryland was the first program in the state to offer chorionic villus sampling (CVS). Since the program's beginning in 1984, 998 patients have been seen with successful sampling in 99.1 percent, using both transcervical and transabdominal approaches. The overall loss rate was quite low (2.3 percent), and no increased risk of birth defects was seen. These observations demonstrate that CVS provides a safe and accurate alternative to amniocentesis.