Prenatal diagnosis of a complete mole coexisting with a dichorionic twin pregnancy: Case report

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1231-1234

  Bovicelli, L ^a   Ghi, Tullio ^a   Pilu, G ^a   Farina, A ^a   Savelli, L ^a   Simonazzi, G ^a   Calzolari, E ^b   Ferlini, A ^b   Santini, D ^a   Valeri, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complete mole; Feto maternal haemorrhage; Multiple pregnancy; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FETUS DEATH; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREECLAMPSIA; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; SURVIVAL; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR; TWIN PREGNANCY; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 2442420041     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh211     Document Type: Article

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