In utero acquired limb ischemia in monochorionic twins with and without twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 800-804

  Lopriore, Enrico ^a   Lewi, Liesbeth ^b   Oepkes, Dick ^a   Debeer, Anne ^b   Vandenbussche, Frank P ^a   Deprest, Jan ^b   Walther, Frans J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Limb ischemia; Monochorionic twins; Twin to twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOCHORIONIC TWIN PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

ADULT; BELGIUM; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FOOT; FOOT DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; HAND; HAND DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISCHEMIA; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 55449095476     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2000     Document Type: Article

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