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Pathology of the Human Placenta

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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-xix
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  2. Examination of the Placenta

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 1-12

  3. Macroscopic Features of the Delivered Placenta

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 13-15

  4. Microscopic Survey

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 16-28

  5. Placental Types

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 29-41

  6. Early Development of the Human Placenta

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 42-49

  7. Basic Structure of the Villous Trees

    • M. Castellucci, P. Kaufmann
    Pages 50-115

  8. Architecture of Normal Villous Trees

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 116-154

  9. Characterization of the Developmental Stages

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 155-170

  10. Nonvillous Parts and Trophoblast Invasion

    • H. G. Frank, P. Kaufmann
    Pages 171-272

  11. Involution of Implantation Site and Retained Placenta

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 273-280

  12. Anatomy and Pathology of the Placental Membranes

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 281-334

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

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 335-398

  14. Placental Shape Aberrations

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 399-418

  15. Histopathological Approach to Villous Alterations

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 419-436

  16. Classification of Villous Maldevelopment

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 437-460

  17. Erythroblastosis Fetalis and Hydrops Fetalis

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 461-491

  18. Transplacental Hemorrhage, Cell Transfer, Trauma

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 492-515

  19. Fetal Storage Disorders

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 516-522

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

    • Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann
    Pages 523-590
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Most obstetricians and pediatricians would agree that the examination of the pla­ centa often helps to explain an abnormal neonatal outcome. As early as in 1892, Bal­ lantyne wrote that A diseased faetus without its placenta is an imperfect specimen, and a description of a foetal malady, unless accompanied by a notice of the placental condition, is incomplete. Deductions drawn from such a case cannot be considered as conclusive, for in the missing placenta or cord may have existed the cause of the disease and death. During intrauterine life the foetus, the membranes, the cord and the placenta form an organic whole, and disease of any part must react upon and affect the others. Similar thoughts were succinctly detailed in Price's discussion of his concept of the "prenatal biases" as they affected twins. His contribution also admonishes us that placental study is a sine qua non for a more perfect understanding of fetal develop­ ment (1950). Despite all this understanding of the past and appreciation for placen­ tal disease, great resistance still exists to performing the task of placental examination routinely. For many pathologists, therefore, the placenta has remained a mysterious organ.

Reviews

From the reviews:

"Benirschke and Kaufmann continue the exceptionally erudite tradition of the previous editions. The text is now even more insightful and organized... The illustrations... are judiciously chosen. Clinical research data are... invariably pertinent. References are exhaustive... There is little to criticize in this magnum opus..." (American Journal of Surgical Pathology, on the Third Edition)
"All things considered, Pathology of the Human Placenta is clearly the doyen among books on placental pathology."
(American Journal of Surgical Pathology re: Third Edition)
"This book remains the premier resource and reference book for pathology of the placenta and is a welcome addition to the bookshelves of students of pathology, genetics, obstetrics/gynecology, and reproductive biology."(International Journal of Gynecologic Pathology).

From the reviews of the fifth edition:

"This is the fifth edition of the leading textbook of placental pathology … . Aimed at pathologists and neonatologists, this book will be used by scientifically minded gynecologists and neonatologists and all other scientists interested in prenatal growth and development of the human fetus and fetal membranes. … a ‘must have’ for all lawyers involved in malpractice cases relating to the prenatal and early postnatal period of life. … has no competition and remains the most preeminent and most comprehensive book in this field." (Ivan Damjanov, Doody’s Review Service, January, 2008)

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/10.1007/978-1-4757-4199-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2000

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-4199-5Published: 14 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 4

  • Number of Pages: XXXVIII, 950

  • Topics: Pathology, Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery

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