WebMD explains chorionic villus sampling (CVS), a prenatal test that helps detect birth defects, genetic diseases, and other problems early in a pregnancy.

Chorionic villus sampling results are available earlier in pregnancy than amniocentesis results, which reassures parents when results are normal. In cases of abnormal outcomes, earlier and safe ...

Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) The genetic test Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) uses a sample of the placenta to find conditions such as Down syndrome or cystic fibrosis. Chorionic villus sampling ...

Typically, this would otherwise require resorting to chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis," states Ieva Miceikaité from the Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark.

The risks associated with chorionic villus sampling pose a dilemma for doctors who are learning procedure, writes Adam Wolfberg, M.D.

Because splenic lymphoma with villous lymphocytes regressed in one patient who received interferon alfa for a symptomatic cryoglobulinemia associated with HCV infection (Patient 1) and because ...

As a result, it was confirmed that Caco-2 human intestinal epithelial cells cultured in the BASIN grew in a three-dimensional structure similar to a villus, and exhibited a distribution of ...

Villous atrophy occurs when your intestinal villi—the microscopic, finger-like tentacles that line the wall of your small intestine—erode away, leaving a virtually flat surface.