Sonographic umbilical cord morphometry and coiling patterns in twin-twin transfusion syndrome

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 851-855

  Cromi, Antonella ^a,d   Ghezzi, Fabio ^a   Dürig, Peter ^b   Di Naro, Edoardo ^c   Raio, Luigi ^b  

^a Ospedale F del Ponte   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Monochorionic twins; Twin twin transfusion syndrome; Umbilical cord; Umbilical cord coiling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MORPHOMETRICS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL VEIN;

CHORION; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 26044480336     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1273     Document Type: Article

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