The case of an acardiac headless twin, review of the literature;Un cas de jumeau acardiaque acéphale et revue de la littérature

Journal de Gynecologie Obstetrique et Biologie de la Reproduction

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 293-297

  Guigue, V ^a   Schwetterle, F ^a   Arbez Gindre, F ^b  

^a Centre hospitalier Général   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JEAN MINJOZ   (France)

Author keywords

Acardiac acephal twin; Monochorionic twin pregnancie; TRAP; Twin reverse arterial syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACARDIUS; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FETUS; HEAD; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SYNDROME; TWINS;

ADULT; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; FETUS; HEAD; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SYNDROME; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 34247392442     PISSN: 03682315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgyn.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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