Early prenatal sonographic diagnosis of twin triploid gestation presenting with fetal hydrops and theca-lutein ovarian cysts

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 137-141

  Frates, Mary C ^a   Feinberg, Bruce B ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Prenatal; Theca lutein cysts; Triploidy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; FETUS HYDROPS; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; OVARY CYST; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; THECA CELL; TRIPLOIDY; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; HYDROPS FETALIS; LUTEAL CELLS; OVARIAN CYSTS; PLACENTA; POLYPLOIDY; PREGNANCY; THECA CELLS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0034053053     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0096(200003/04)28:3<137::AID-JCU6>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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