Neonatal outcome in preterm monochorionic twins with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome after intrauterine treatment with amnioreduction or fetoscopic laser surgery: comparison with dichorionic twins

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 196, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 450.e1-450.e7

  Lenclen, Richard ^a   Paupe, Alain ^a   Ciarlo, Giuseppina ^a   Couderc, Sophie ^a   Castela, Florence ^a   Örtqvist, Lisa ^a   Ville, Yves ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL   (France)

Author keywords

dichorionic twins; fetoscopic laser surgery; monochorionic twins; neonatal outcome; prematurity; twin to twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETOSCOPIC LASER SURGERY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

EID: 34247233130     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.01.036     Document Type: Article

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