Médecine de la Reproduction
MENUAmniocentesis for prenatal diagnosis of genetic diseases: the other side of the coin Volume 12, issue 1, janvier-février-mars 2010
Authors
Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, Centre pluridisciplinaire de diagnostic prénatal de l’Est parisien, Hôpital Armand-Trousseau, AP-HP, Paris-VI, 26, avenue Arnold-Netter, 75012 Paris, France
- Key words: amniocentesis, complications, prenatal diagnosis
- DOI : 10.1684/mte.2010.0276
- Page(s) : 33-6
- Published in: 2010
Amniocentesis has become wildly used for prenatal diagnosis. The aim of this review is to discuss both the potential complications and limitations of this invasive procedure during pregnancy.