Agenesis of the ductus venosus in a case of monochorionic twins which mimics twin-twin transfusion syndrome

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 243-246

  Shih, Jin Chung ^a   Shyu, Ming Kwang ^a   Hsieh, Ming Hua ^b   Yang, Jehn Hsiahn ^a   Huang, Shiu Feng ^a   Lin, Ghi Jen ^c   Hsieh, Fon Jou ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

agenesis of the ductus venosus; twin twin transfusion syndrome; unbalanced shunting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; DUCTUS VENOSUS; FETUS; FETUS CIRCULATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL VEINS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

HYDROPS;

EID: 0029916091     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0223(199603)16:3<243::AID-PD832>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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