Cord entanglement of monochorionic diamniotic twins following spontaneous antepartum septostomy sonographically simulating a true knot of the umbilical cord

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 676-678

  Sherer, D M ^a   Bitton, C ^a   Stimphil, R ^a   Dalloul, M ^a   Khoury Collado, F ^a   Abulafia, O ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Antepartum septostomy; Cord entanglement; Dichorionic twins; Power Doppler ultrasound; Prenatal ultrasound; True knot

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMNIOTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MONOCHORIONIC DIAMNIOTIC TWIN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWINS; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ADOLESCENT; CESAREAN SECTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 28144452017     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2612     Document Type: Article

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