Monoamniotic twins: An update on antenatal diagnosis and treatment

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 180-186

  Shveiky, D ^a   Ezra, Y ^a   Schenker, J G ^a   Rojansky, N ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Management; Monoamniotic twins; Outcome; Pregnancy complications

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SULINDAC;

AMNION FLUID; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FETOSCOPY; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MEDLINE; MONOAMNIOTIC TWIN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 10844246248     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/jmf.16.3.180.186     Document Type: Review

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