Percutaneous in utero thoracoamniotic shunt creation for fetal thoracic abnormalities leading to nonimmune hydrops.

Purpose: To describe a transabdominal, transuterine Seldinger-based percutaneous approach to create a shunt for treatment of fetal thoracic abnormalities.

Materials And Methods: Five fetuses presented with nonimmune fetal hydrops secondary to fetal thoracic abnormalities causing severe mass effect. Under direct ultrasound guidance, an 18-gauge needle was used to access the malformation.

Screening for cervical neoplasia in an unselected rural Guatemalan population using direct visual inspection after acetic acid application: a pilot study.

Objective: To assess the acceptability of cervical screening using direct visual inspection after acetic acid application followed by immediate cryotherapy for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia among women in rural Guatemala.

Materials And Methods: An unselected group of 1,052 women voluntarily registered to undergo cervical screening using direct visual inspection of the cervix after acetic acid application. Women with acetowhite changes consistent with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia were offered immediate cryotherapy.