Monochorionic and dichorionic twin pregnancies discordant for fetal anencephaly: A systematic review of prenatal management options

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 275-279

  Lust, Annelies ^b   De Catte, Luc ^a   Lewi, Liesbeth ^a   Deprest, Jan ^a   Loquet, Philippe ^b   Devlieger, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Prenatal Diagnosis Unit   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anencephaly; Dichorionic; Monochorionic; Selective feticide; Twins

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ANENCEPHALUS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ANENCEPHALY; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY REDUCTION, MULTIFETAL; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PRENATAL CARE; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 42049121679     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1967     Document Type: Review

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