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Chorioangioma placentae and feto-maternal transfusion; a report of two cases
1Department of Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Viborg Hospital, Denmark.
Chorioangioma (CA) is found in about 1% of all placentas. Here we report cases of CA: one associated with intra-uterine fetal death, and the other with feto-maternal transfusion resulting in severe anaemia of the child. Feto-maternal transfusion through a CA could, in suspected cases, be diagnosed by s-AFP, one-minute alkali-denaturation test and perhaps ultrasound of the placenta. Intra-uterine death of the child could then be prevented by Caesarean section.
Chorioangioma (CA) is found in about 1% of all placentas. Here we report cases of CA: one associated with intra-uterine fetal death, and the other with feto-maternal transfusion resulting in severe anaemia of the child. Feto-maternal transfusion through a CA could, in suspected cases, be diagnosed by s-AFP, one-minute alkali-denaturation test and perhaps ultrasound of the placenta. Intra-uterine death of the child could then be prevented by Caesarean section.