Is vacuolization in amniocytes really pathognomonic for fetal gastroschisis?
Cytoplasmic vacuolization in amniocytes reportedly is specific to gastroschisis, but documentation is anecdotal. To test this point, we compared 47 placentas from documented cases of gastroschisis to 48 placentas from patients without gastroschisis. We found amniocyte vacuolization is highly sensitive (0.94), but not nearly as specific (0.44) for gastroschisis even after accounting for extent or prominence of vacuoles (specificities
Source: Placenta - Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Satoru Kudose, Archana Shenoy, Hannah Krigman Tags: Short communication Source Type: research
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