Monopolar thermocoagulation in the management of acardiac twins

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 271-274

  Chang, Ping Jian ^a   Liou, Jui Der ^a   Hsieh, Ching Chang ^a   Chao, An Shine ^a   Soong, Yung Kuei ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acardiac twins; Thermocoagulation

Indexed keywords

ACARDIUS; ACEPHALUS; ADULT; AGENESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DELIVERY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERMOCOAGULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROCAR; ULTRASOUND;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; BRAIN; ELECTROCOAGULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL HEART; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; POLYHYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 1842686133     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000076710     Document Type: Article

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