Selective fetocide reversed mirror syndrome in a dichorionic triplet pregnancy with severe twin-twin transfusion syndrome: A case report

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 428-430

  Chang, Yao Lung ^a,b   Chao, An Shine ^a   Hsu, Jenn Jein ^a   Chang, Shuenn Dyh ^a   Soong, Yung Kuei ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dichorionic triplet pregnancy; Mirror syndrome reversal; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHORION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HYDROPS; HYPERTENSION; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

ADULT; CHORION; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY REDUCTION, MULTIFETAL; SYNDROME; TRIPLETS;

EID: 35548952748     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000106348     Document Type: Article

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