Percutaneous ultrasonographically guided ablation of an acardiac twin

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 572-574

  Porreco, Richard P ^a  

^a PRESBYTERIAN ST LUKE S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acardiac twin ablation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACARDIUS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW ABLATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NONSURGICAL INVASIVE THERAPY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN PREGNANCY; VELOCITY; WAVEFORM;

EID: 1342281729     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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