Spontaneous abortion after transcervical chorionic villus sampling: A case report |
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| Authors: | W. E. Mackenzie D. I. Rushton |
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| Affiliation: | Birmingham Maternity Hospital, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Edgbaston, Birmingham. B15 2TG, U.K. |
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| Abstract: | A case of spontaneous abortion after transcervical CVS is presented. Despite no evidence of bacteria in the vagina and cervix prior to sampling and the prophylactic use of Metronidazole, pathological evidence of chorioamnionitis was found. The implications of this are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | CVS (chorionic villus sampling) Abortion Chorioamnionitis |
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