"Polyhydramnios" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition of abnormally high AMNIOTIC FLUID volume, such as greater than 2,000 ml in the LAST TRIMESTER and usually diagnosed by ultrasonographic criteria (AMNIOTIC FLUID INDEX). It is associated with maternal DIABETES MELLITUS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; CHROMOSOMAL DISORDERS; and congenital abnormalities.
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D006831
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.610
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polyhydramnios" by people in Profiles.
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Acardiac twin pregnancies part V: Why does an acardiac twin with renal tissue produce polyhydramnios? Birth Defects Res. 2021 04 01; 113(6):500-510.
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Use of amniotic fluid index in diabetic patients. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jun; 196(6):e5; author reply e5.
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In utero development of fetal thirst and appetite: potential for programming. J Soc Gynecol Investig. 2004 Apr; 11(3):123-30.
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National Institute of Child Health and Development Conference summary: amniotic fluid biology--basic and clinical aspects. J Matern Fetal Med. 2001 Feb; 10(1):2-19.
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Human amniotic fluid mathematical model: determination and effect of intramembranous sodium flux. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1998 Mar; 178(3):484-90.
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Three-dimensional method for determination of amniotic fluid volume in intrauterine pockets. Obstet Gynecol. 1997 Dec; 90(6):1007-10.