Laser coagulation of placental anastomoses with a 30° fetoscope in severe mid-trimester twin-twin transfusion syndrome with anterior placenta

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 412-416

  Huber, A ^a   Baschat, A A ^a,d   Bregenzer, T ^c   Diemert, A ^a   Tchirikov, M ^a   Hackeloer B J ^b   Hecher, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b ASKLEPIOS HOSPITAL BARMBEK   (Germany)

^c PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

30 fetoscope; Anterior placenta; Fetoscopic laser coagulation; Intrauterine therapy; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOSCOPE; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECHOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FETOSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN ANEMIA; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FETOSCOPES; FETOSCOPY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 49849090062     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.5283     Document Type: Article

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