Long-term neurodevelopmental outcome after intrauterine laser treatment for severe twin-twin transfusion syndrome

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 876-880

  Banek, Corinna S ^a   Hecher, Kurt ^b   Hackeloer, Bernhard J ^b   Bartmann, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b University Children's Hospital Bonn ^*

Author keywords

Intrauterine treatment; Laser coagulation; Neurodevelopmental outcome; Preterm; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LASER; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOSPITALIZATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEWBORN ANEMIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; INFANT; LASER COAGULATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PREGNANCY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0038406094     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.202     Document Type: Article

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