AuthorBenirschke, Kurt. author
TitlePathology of the Human Placenta [electronic resource] / by Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
ImprintNew York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 1995
Edition Third Edition
Connect tohttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4196-4
Descript XXXVI, 871 p. online resource

SUMMARY

Completey reorganized - a practical, how-to guide to placental examination plus the most authoritative reference available on all aspects of the normal and abnormal placenta. New chapters have been added on: Normative Values and Tables, Microscopic Survey and Histopathological Approach to Villous Alterations. More extensive indexing help meet the daily demands of bothe novice and experienced placental pathologists


CONTENT

1 Placental Types -- 2 Examination of the Placenta -- 3 Macroscopic Features of the Delivered Placenta -- 4 Microscopic Survey -- 5 Normative Values and Tables -- 6 Early Development of the Human Placenta -- 7 Basic Structure of the Villous Trees -- 8 Architecture of Normal Villous Trees -- 9 Characterization of Developmental Stages -- 10 Three-Dimensional Aspects of Villous Maldevelopment -- 11 Nonvillous Parts of the Placenta -- 12 Anatomy and Pathology of the Placental Membranes -- 13 Anatomy and Pathology of the Umbilical Cord and Major Fetal Vessels -- 14 Placental Shape Aberrations -- 15 Histopathological Approach to Villous Alterations -- 16 Erythroblastosis Fetalis and Hydrops Fetalis -- 17 Transplacental Hemorrhage, Cell Transfer, Trauma -- 18 Fetal Storage Disorders -- 19 Maternal Diseases Complicating Pregnancy: Diabetes, Tumors, Preeclampsia, Lupus Anticoagulant -- 20 Infectious Diseases -- 21 Abortion, Placentas of Trisomies, and Immunological Considerations of Recurrent Reproductive Failure -- 22 Molar Pregnancies -- 23 Choriocarcinoma -- 24 Benign Tumors -- 25 Multiple Pregnancy -- 26 Involution of Implantation Site and Retained Placenta -- 27 Legal Considerations -- 28 Glossary


SUBJECT

  1. Medicine
  2. Gynecology
  3. Pathology
  4. Medicine & Public Health
  5. Pathology
  6. Gynecology