Tailored management of twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) sequence

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 451-455

  Weisz, B ^a,b   Peltz, R ^a,b   Chayen, B ^a,b   Oren, M ^a,b   Zalel, Y ^a,b   Achiron, R ^a,b   Lipitz, S ^a,b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acardiac twin; Doppler; Laser coagulation; TRAP

Indexed keywords

ACARDIUS; ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DETERIORATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN REVERSED ARTERIAL PERFUSION; TWINS; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; YAG LASER;

ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL HEART; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY REDUCTION, MULTIFETAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 2442607794     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1040     Document Type: Article

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