Pregnancies complicated by Twin-Twin transfusion syndrome: Outcome and long-term neurological follow-up

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-150

  Frusca, Tiziana ^a   Soregaroli, Mirella ^a   Fichera, Anna ^a   Taddei, Fabrizio ^a   Villani, Paolo ^b   Accorsi, Patrizia ^b   Martelli, Paola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amnioreduction; Neurological follow up; Twin Twin transfusion syndrome; Umbilical artery velocimetry

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

EID: 0037466193     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(02)00341-X     Document Type: Article

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