What - and why - the pediatric surgeon should know about twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1063-1069

  Luks, Francois I ^a   Carr, Stephen R ^a   De Paepe, Monique E ^a   Tracy Jr , Thomas F ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic fetal surgery; Laser; Prenatal diagnosis; Twin to twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGEON; TREATMENT INDICATION; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LASER SURGERY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 22044444427     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.03.056     Document Type: Review

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