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Pathology of the Human Placenta

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  • © 1995

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Authors:
  1. Kurt Benirschke

    1. University Medical Center, University of California, San Diego, 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 (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Placental Types

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 1-13

  3. Examination of the Placenta

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 14-24

  4. Macroscopic Features of the Delivered Placenta

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 25-27

  5. Microscopic Survey

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 28-40

  6. Normative Values and Tables

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 41-48

  7. Early Development of the Human Placenta

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 49-56

  8. Basic Structure of the Villous Trees

    • M. Castellucci, P. Kaufmann
    Pages 57-115

  9. Architecture of Normal Villous Trees

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 116-150

  10. Characterization of Developmental Stages

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 151-166

  11. Three-Dimensional Aspects of Villous Maldevelopment

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 167-181

  12. Nonvillous Parts of the Placenta

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 182-267

  13. Anatomy and Pathology of the Placental Membranes

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 268-318

  14. Anatomy and Pathology of the Umbilical Cord and Major Fetal Vessels

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 319-377

  15. Placental Shape Aberrations

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 378-403

  16. Histopathological Approach to Villous Alterations

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 404-420

  17. Erythroblastosis Fetalis and Hydrops Fetalis

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 421-448

  18. Transplacental Hemorrhage, Cell Transfer, Trauma

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 449-470

  19. Fetal Storage Disorders

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 471-475

  20. Maternal Diseases Complicating Pregnancy: Diabetes, Tumors, Preeclampsia, Lupus Anticoagulant

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 476-536
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Completey reorganized - a practical, how-to guide to placental examination plus the most authoritative reference available on all aspects of the normal and abnormal placenta. New chapters have been added on: Normative Values and Tables, Microscopic Survey and Histopathological Approach to Villous Alterations. More extensive indexing help meet the daily demands of bothe novice and experienced placental pathologists.

Reviews

"...unites many specialties and should be well-used in departments of pathology, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics... the 'definitive' source on placental pathology." (Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2/e)
"The coverage is encyclopedic, the descriptions are clear... illustrations are exhaustive and very well repro duced..." (Modern Pathology, 2/e)

Authors and Affiliations

  • University Medical Center, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, USA

    Kurt Benirschke

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

    Peter Kaufmann

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pathology of the Human Placenta

  • Authors: Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4196-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 1995

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-4196-4Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 3

  • Number of Pages: XXXVI, 871

  • Topics: Pathology, Gynecology

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