Minimal-access fetal surgery for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-86

  Bussey, J G ^a   Luks, F ^a   Carr, S R ^a   Plevyak, M ^a   Tracy Jr , T F ^a  

^a HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal surgery; Fetoscopy; Laser; Twins

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; GELATIN SPONGE; YTTRIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNULA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FETUS SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LASER SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEODYMIUM LASER; OPERATION DURATION; PNEUMONIA; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FETOSCOPY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 1642540045     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-8179-9     Document Type: Article

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