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==Villous hypoplasia==
==Villous hypoplasia==
*[[AKA]] ''terminal villus deficiency''.<ref name=Ref_Placenta346>{{Ref Placenta|346}}</ref>
*[[AKA]] ''terminal villus deficiency''.<ref name=Ref_Placenta346>{{Ref Placenta|346}}</ref>
 
{{Main|Villous hypoplasia}}
===General===
*Associated with [[IUGR]].<ref name=Ref_Placenta346>{{Ref Placenta|346}}</ref>
*Atypical Doppler flow measurements: high Doppler resistance index.<ref name=Ref_Placenta346>{{Ref Placenta|346}}</ref>
 
===Microscopic===
Features:<ref name=Ref_Placenta346>{{Ref Placenta|346}}</ref>
*Small, round villi (30-60 micrometers).
*"Long" villi (due to lack of branching).
*Absence of syncytial knotts.
*Wide intervillous space.
 
===Sign out===
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PLACENTA AND MEMBRANES, BIRTH:
- SMALL PLACENTA FOR GESTATIONAL AGE (265 GRAMS - TRIMMED , POST FIXATION).
- FETAL MEMBRANES WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS.
- THREE-VESSEL CORD WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS.
- PLACENTAL DISC WITH VILLOUS HYPOPLASIA.
 
COMMENT:
THE PLACENTAL FINDINGS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RESTRICTION.
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=Diseases of the placental attachment=
=Diseases of the placental attachment=
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