Management of other complications specific to monochorionic twin pregnancies

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 577-599

  Pasquini, L ^a   Wimalasundera, R C ^a   Fisk, N M ^b  

^a QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conjoined; Cord entanglement; Cord occlusion; Monoamniotic twins; Multiple pregnancy; Selective feticide; Twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ENBUCRILATE; SCLEROSING AGENT;

CESAREAN SECTION; CHORION; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONJOINED TWINS; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FETOSCOPY; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS MALFORMATION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LASER COAGULATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAP SEQUENCE; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

ABNORMALITIES; CHORION; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL DISEASES; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY REDUCTION, MULTIFETAL; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PRENATAL CARE; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 3543090921     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2004.04.011     Document Type: Review

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