Transitory increase in middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity of recipient twins after fetoscopic laser photocoagulation for twin-twin transfusion syndrome

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 470-473

  Ishii, Keisuke ^a   Murakoshi, Takeshi ^a   Matsushita, Mitsuru ^a   Sinno, Takashi ^a   Naruse, Hiroo ^a   Torii, Yuichi ^a  

^a SEIREI HAMAMATSU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fetoscopic laser photocoagulation; Middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETOSCOPY; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

ANEMIA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FETOSCOPY; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MORBIDITY; POLYCYTHEMIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 56849104656     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000178531     Document Type: Article

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