Prognostic factors in severe twin-twin transfusion syndrome treated by endoscopic laser surgery

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 380-387

  Zikulnig, L ^a   Hecher, K ^a   Bregenzer, T ^b   Baz E ^a   Hackeloer B J ^a  

^a Dept of Prenatal Diagn and Therapy ^*  (Germany)

^b PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Doppler; Fetal circulation; Fetoscopy; Laser; Placenta; Twin twin transfusion; Vascular anastomoses

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DUCTUS VENOSUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETOSCOPY; FETUS; FETUS CIRCULATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; UMBILICAL ARTERY; WAVEFORM;

ARTERIOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FETOSCOPY; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LASER COAGULATION; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0033395334     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1999.14060380.x     Document Type: Article

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