Fetoscopic laser treatment of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome followed by severe twin anemia-polycythemia sequence with spontaneous resolution

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2008, Pages e4-

  Lopriore, E ^a   Hecher, K ^b   Vandenbussche, F P H A ^a   van den Wijngaard, J P H M ^c   Klumper, F J ^a   Oepkes, D ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ANEMIA; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CAPUT SUCCEDANEUM; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FETUS HYDROPS; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; LASER COAGULATION; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PATHOGENESIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; POLYCYTHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN EDEMA; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 38349192335     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.08.073     Document Type: Article

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