Benirschke’s Pathology of the Human Placenta 7th ed. 2022 Edition-ORIGINAL PDF.This book had its beginning in 1967 when Shirley G. Driscoll and Kurt Benirschke wrote in English the volume on placental pathology for the Henke-Lubarsch, the noted German Handbook of Pathology.\u00a0 There seemed to be a need for wider distribution of the text and it was reprinted by Springer Verlag, New York, essentially the only book available devoted just to the human placenta.\u00a0 \u00a0Dr. Benirschke authored 5 subsequent editions in collaboration with Peter Kaufmann, Rebecca Baergen and Graham Burton in 1990 (2nd edition), 1995 (3rd edition), 2000 (4th edition), 2006 (5th edition) and 2012 (6th edition). In the early editions, the most important material was in a larger font than the extensive review of exceptions and the discussion in the literature.\u00a0 Since 1967, many other shorter placenta books have been published in English, French and German. None of these have included the breadth of discussion or the voluminous references which includes details of many historic articles, not readily available. Interest in the placenta has wildly expanded over the intervening 50+ years with the vast majority of Pathologists, Obstetricians and Pediatricians recognizing its value. In addition, there are now quite a few new journals, societies and meetings devoted to the placenta in both clinical and research areas.\u00a0 The interest extends into areas of study well beyond the realm of anatomic pathology.<\/p>\n
The 7th edition will, of necessity, differ from the prior editions which Dr. Benirschke wrote largely himself at first, and later with the help of the above noted co-authors.\u00a0 \u00a0It will now be an international multi-authored book with nearly 40 contributors revising one or more chapters.\u00a0 The explosion of new information as necessitating some reordering of chapters and adding completely new chapters including Chapters 31 and 32, \u201cInnovations in Placental Pathology\u201d and \u201cImaging in Placental Pathology\u201d.\u00a0 Dr. Burton\u2019s section has been extensively edited, as well. The editors gave the new authors considerable latitude in how to write the new and\/or edited chapters.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Many of the revised chapters retain much of Dr. Benirschke\u2019s anecdotal information as well as the voluminous references.\u00a0 Others are more modern in their approach.\u00a0 \u00a0All contain substantial new references and current information.\u00a0 It is our hope that\u00a0Benirschke\u2019s Pathology of the Human Placenta\u00a0<\/i>will remain as a mainstay reference in placental pathology.<\/p>\n
It aims to help readers gain a broad understanding of how placental architecture is shaped during normal development, with a view to appreciating how this may be perturbed in complications of pregnancy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"