Anemia in a recipient twin unrelated to twin anemia-polycythemia sequence subsequent to sequential selective laser photocoagulation of communicating vessels for twin-twin transfusion syndrome

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 262-263

  Ishii, Keisuke ^a   Murakoshi, Takeshi ^a   Hayashi, Satoshi ^b   Matsuoka, Kentaro ^b   Sago, Haruhiko ^b   Matsushita, Mitsuru ^a   Shinno, Takashi ^a   Naruse, Hiroo ^a   Torii, Yuichi ^a  

^a SEIREI HAMAMATSU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fetal anemia; Laser therapy; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BRADYCARDIA; CESAREAN SECTION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FETOSCOPY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; NEWBORN DEATH; POLYCYTHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENTIAL SELECTIVE LASER PHOTOCOAGULATION OF COMMUNICATING VESSEL; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; TWIN ANEMIA POLYCYTHEMIA SEQUENCE; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS; VEIN MALFORMATION;

ADULT; ANEMIA; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; POLYCYTHEMIA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 41149112364     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1951     Document Type: Article

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