Laparoscopically guided uterine entry for fetoscopy in twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome with completely anterior placenta: A novel technique

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 409-415

  Middeldorp, Johanna M ^a   Lopriore, Enrico ^a   Sueters, Marieke ^a   Jansen, Frank W ^a   Ringers, Jan ^a   Klumper, Frans J C M ^a   Oepkes, Dick ^a   Vandenbussche, Frank P H A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fetoscopy; Laser coagulation; Open laparoscopy; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FETOSCOPY; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LASER COAGULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLACENTA; PLACENTA LOCALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; UTERUS;

FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FETOSCOPY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAPAROSCOPY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERUS;

EID: 35548937894     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000106344     Document Type: Article

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