The outcome of monochorionic diamniotic twin gestations in the era of invasive fetal therapy: a prospective cohort study

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 514.e1-514.e8

  Lewi, Liesbeth ^a   Jani, Jacques ^a   Blickstein, Isaac ^c   Huber, Agnes ^b   Gucciardo, Leonardo ^a   Van Mieghem, Tim ^a   Doné, Elisa ^a   Boes, Anne Sophie ^a   Hecher, Kurt ^b   Gratacós, Eduardo ^d   Lewi, Paul ^a   Deprest, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

growth; monochorionic twin pregnancy; outcome; twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MALFORMATION; FETUS MORTALITY; FETUS RISK; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOCHORIONIC DIAMNIOTIC TWIN GESTATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

EID: 54849408576     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.03.050     Document Type: Article

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