The Pediatric and Perinatal Autopsy Manual

Description

The Pediatric and Perinatal Autopsy Manual is a clear and practical yet comprehensive guide for pathology trainees and non-pediatric pathologists. With chapters organized by types of autopsy, this manual answers questions such as: what do I do in cases of congenital malformation or suspected metabolic disease? What is important in the diagnosis of intrapartum and neonatal death? What must I consider in a baby with intrauterine growth restriction and stillbirth? How do I perform a post-mortem in a case of sudden death in infancy? Chapters describe the most important conditions to consider when examining the organs, both macroscopically and histologically, as well as descriptions of how to perform the autopsy. The book is richly illustrated throughout with numerous color images. Written and edited by leading experts in the field, this is an essential resource for non-pediatric general and trainee pathologists as well as forensic pathologists.

• Offers practical guidance, focusing on types of autopsy and situations the pathologist might encounter
• Chapters are written and edited by leading experts, providing up-to-date authoritative guidance with pertinent references
• Illustrated throughout with color photos, helping the reader to achieve the correct diagnosis

Contents

Preface
Foreword
1. Perinatal autopsy, techniques and classifications Mudher Al-Adnani
2. Placental examination Beverly Rogers and Carlos Abramowsky
3. The fetus at less than 15 weeks gestation L. Cesar Peres and Christina Vogt
4. Stillbirth and intrauterine growth restriction Adrian Charles and Yee Khong
5. Hydrops fetalis Geoffrey A. Machin
6. Pathology of twinning and higher multiple pregnancy Phil Cox
7. Is this a syndrome? Patterns in genetic conditions Meena Balasubramanian
8. The metabolic disease autopsy Kevin Bove and Simon Olpin
9. The abnormal heart Glenn P. Taylor, Mary N. Sheppard and S. Yen Ho
10. Central nervous system Waney Squier and Férechté Encha-Razavi
11. Significant congenital abnormalities of the respiratory, digestive, and renal systems Linda R. Margraf, Ana M. Gomez and Carlos A. Galliani
12. Skeletal dysplasias Jo Wyatt-Ashmead, Tania Konstantinidou and Amaka Offiah
13. Congenital tumors Sarangarajan Ranganathan
14. Complications of prematurity Stephen Gould and Nicholas Smith
15. Intrapartum and neonatal death Irene Scheimberg, Susan Arbuckle and Samantha Holden
16. Sudden unexplained death in infancy (SUDI) Chitraleka Sethuraman, Robert Coombs and Marta C. Cohen
17. Infections and malnutrition Ronald O. C. Kaschula and Helen C. Wainwright
18. Role of MRI and radiology in post-mortems Alan Sprigg and Elspeth H. Whitby
19. The forensic postmortem Janice Ophoven
20. Appendix tables Irene Scheimberg, L. Cesar Peres and Marta C. Cohen
Index.

About the Authors

Marta C. Cohen, Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Sheffield, UK
Marta C. Cohen is Consultant Paediatric and Perinatal Histopathologist at Sheffield Children's Hospital and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield, UK.

Irene Scheimberg, Barts and the London NHS Trust, London, UK
Irene Scheimberg is Consultant Paediatric and Perinatal Pathologist at the Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Barts Medical School, Queen Mary University, London, UK.

Contributors

Mudher Al-Adnani, Beverly Rogers, Carlos Abramowsky, L. Cesar Peres, Christina Vogt, Adrian Charles, Yee Khong, Geoffrey A. Machin, Phil Cox, Meena Balasubramanian, Kevin Bove, Simon Olpin, Glenn P. Taylor, Mary N. Sheppard, S. Yen Ho, Waney Squier, Frecht Encha-Razavi, Linda R. Margraf, Ana M. Gomez, Carlos A. Galliani, Jo Wyatt-Ashmead, Tania Konstantinidou, Amaka Offiah, Sarangarajan Ranganathan, Stephen Gould, Nicholas Smith, Irene Scheimberg, Susan Arbuckle, Samantha Holden, Chitraleka Sethuraman, Robert Coombs, Marta C. Cohen, Ronald O. C. Kaschula, Helen C. Wainwright, Alan Sprigg, Elspeth H. Whitby, Janice Ophoven