Unique complications of Monochorionic twins: Diagnosis and management

Journal of Medical Ultrasound

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-8

  Chang, Yao Lung ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Intrauterine growth restriction; Monochorionic twin; Twin reversed arterial perfusion; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS SURGERY; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LASER SURGERY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MONOCHORIONIC TWINS; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PLACENTA; PREMATURE LABOR; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN REVERSED ARTERIAL PERFUSION; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; VASCULAR SURGERY; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS;

EID: 34249082107     PISSN: 09296441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6441(08)60019-3     Document Type: Review

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