Fetal and neonatal hypertension in twin-twin transfusion syndrome: A case report

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 223-226

  Baud, O ^a   Lebidois, J ^b   Van Peborgh, P ^a   Ville, Y ^a,c  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^b Institut de Puericulture   (France)

^c ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetal cardiac failure; Fetal hypertension; Fetoscopy; Laser coagulation; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; DEVICE; DONOR; FEMALE; FETOSCOPY; FETUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LASER COAGULATION; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0031792218     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000020842     Document Type: Article

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