Polyhydramnios is a medical condition describing an excess of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac, seen in about one percent of pregnancies and typically diagnosed when the amniotic fluid index is greater than 24 centimeters. There are two clinical varieties: chronic polyhydramnios, where excess fluid accumulates gradually, and acute polyhydramnios, where excess fluid collects rapidly.
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ICD-10 ChapterXV: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Connections
Treated By
Source Amniocentesis (Wikipedia)
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Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
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Polyhydramnios is a medical condition describing an excess of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac.
Amniocentesis (Wikipedia)
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Physicians have used the process of inserting a needle transabdominally into the uterus to extract excess amniotic fluid, also known as a reductive amniocentesis or decompression, for the management of polyhydramnios as early as the late 1800s.
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