Digitalization of the mother in treating hydrops fetalis in monochorionic twin with Ebstein's anomaly. Case report

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 295-297

  Koike, Toshimitsu ^a   Minakami, Hisanori ^a   Shiraishi, Hirohiko ^a   Ogawa, Shuichi ^a   Matsubara, Shigeki ^a   Honma, Yoko ^a   Sato, Ikuo ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Digoxin; Ebstein's anomaly; Hydrops fetalis; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

DIGITALIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHORION; DIGITALIZATION; EBSTEIN ANOMALY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS HYDROPS; HUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TWINS;

ADULT; AMNIOTIC FLUID; DIGOXIN; DISEASES IN TWINS; EBSTEIN'S ANOMALY; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0030859298     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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