Iatrogenic creation of a monoamniotic twin gestation in severe twin- twin transfusion syndrome

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 853-855

  Cook, Tracy Lin ^a   O'Shaughnessy, Richard ^a  

^a RIVERSIDE METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; FETAL MONITORING; MEDICAL IMAGING; OBSTETRICS;

TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWINS;

EID: 0031542956     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.1997.16.12.853     Document Type: Article

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