Comparison of Doppler examination results for utero-placental blood flow and plate-villous index--morphologic determinant of placental barrier in pregnant patients with diabetes
Preis, K.; Kadylak, B.; Szczurowicz, A.; Wydra, D.; Szymula, J.
Ginekologia Polska 66(7): 386-390
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0017-0011 PMID: 8655001 Document Number: 448175
The resistance index (RI) of the uteroplacental blood flow of both uterine arteries was evaluated in diabetic women in the perinatal period. Consecutively morphometric examination of placenta was proceeded after the delivery and the average number of epithelial plates in villi was calculated (so called "plate-villous index"). The correlation between the uterine arteries' blood flows and the plate-villous indices was calculated since the number of the epithelial plates determines the placenta barrier. There was poor correlation found between resistance indices and the average number of epithelial plates.