The cocoon sign: A potential sonographic pitfall in the diagnosis of twin-twin transfusion syndrome

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 38-41

  Quintero, R A ^a,c   Chmait, R H ^a,b  

^a St Joseph's Women's Hospital   (United States)

^b UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocoon sign; Twin twin transfusion syndrome; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MYOMETRIUM; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; ULTRASOUND; UTERUS;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 1642580573     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.945     Document Type: Article

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