Prenatal diagnosis of forked umbilical cord in monochorionic diamniotic pregnancy with venovenous anastomosis: A form of umbilical cord conjoined twins [1]

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 735-736

  Thomas, D ^a   Dargent, J L ^a   Brans, A ^b   Filippidis, M ^a  

^a IRIS   (Belgium)

^b Centre Hospitalier interregional Edith Cavell   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONJOINED TWINS; ECHOGRAPHY; FENESTRATION; GESTATION PERIOD; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LETTER; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL MALFORMATION; UMBILICAL VEIN; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; TWINS, CONJOINED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL VEINS; VASCULAR FISTULA;

EID: 33750379801     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2833     Document Type: Letter

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