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Pathology of the Human Placenta

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  1. Kurt Benirschke

    1. Pathology and Reproductive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, USA
      University Medical Center, San Diego, USA

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  2. Peter Kaufmann

    1. Institut für Anatomie der Medizinischen Fakultät, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische, Hochschule Aachen, Aachen, Germany

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Placental Types

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 1-12

  3. Early Development of the Human Placenta

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 13-21

  4. Basic Structure of the Villous Trees

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 22-70

  5. Hofbauer Cells

    • M. Castellucci, P. Kaufmann
    Pages 71-80

  6. Architecture of Normal Villous Trees

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 81-113

  7. Three-Dimensional Aspects of Villous Maldevelopment

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 114-129

  8. Placental Membranes

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 130-179

  9. Umbilical Cord and Major Fetal Vessels

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 180-243

  10. Nonvillous Parts of the Placenta

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 244-305

  11. Fibrinoid and Calcification

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 306-327

  12. Characterization of the Developmental Stages

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 328-350

  13. Macroscopic Features of the Delivered Placenta

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 351-354

  14. Examination

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 355-366

  15. Placental Shape Aberrations

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 367-397

  16. Involution

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 398-405

  17. Pathology of Maternal Floor Infarction

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 406-411

  18. Erythroblastosis

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 412-422

  19. Hydrops Fetalis

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 423-442

  20. Transplacental Hemorrhage

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 443-459
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About this book

This is a completely new, second edition of the classic reference which has been out of print since 1984. It is the most comprehensive work available on placental pathology, which has recently gained importance in clinical medicine, and includes discussion of legal aspects dealing with the relation between placenta and perinatal damage.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Pathology and Reproductive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, USA

    Kurt Benirschke

  • University Medical Center, San Diego, USA

    Kurt Benirschke

  • Institut für Anatomie der Medizinischen Fakultät, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische, Hochschule Aachen, Aachen, Germany

    Peter Kaufmann

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pathology of the Human Placenta

  • Authors: Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4193-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1990

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-4193-3Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XXVIII, 878

  • Number of Illustrations: 719 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Cell Biology, Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery

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