Incidence, origin, and character of cerebral injury in twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome treated with fetoscopic laser surgery

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1215-1220

  Lopriore, Enrico ^a   van Wezel Meijler, Gerda ^a   Middeldorp, Johanna M ^b   Sueters, Marieke ^b   Vandenbussche, Frank P ^b   Walther, Frans J ^a  

^a Division of Neonatology   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cerebral lesions; Cranial ultrasound scan; Monochorionic pregnancy; Twin to twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETOSCOPY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FETOSCOPY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; LASER SURGERY; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 33646115181     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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