Bipolar coagulation of the umbilical cord in complicated monochorionic twin pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 340-345

  Deprest, Jan A ^a   Audibert, François ^b   Van Schoubroeck, Dominique ^a   Hecher, Kurt ^c   Mahieu Caputo, Dominique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^c ASKLEPIOS HOSPITAL BARMBEK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acardiac; Feticide; Fetofetal transfusion syndrome; Monochorionic twins; Preterm premature rupture of the membranes; Ultrasonography; Umbilical cord

Indexed keywords

ACARDIUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS DEATH; FETUS OUTCOME; FORCEPS; HUMAN; NEWBORN ANEMIA; OCCLUSION; OPERATION DURATION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TWIN PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 0034003181     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(00)70221-3     Document Type: Article

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