Validation of quintero stage III sub-classification for twin-twin transfusion syndrome based on visibility of donor bladder: Characteristic differences in pathophysiology and prognosis

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 813-818

  Murakoshi, T ^a   Ishii, K ^a,b   Nakata, M ^c   Sago, H ^d   Hayashi, S ^d   Takahashi, Y ^e   Murotsuki, J ^f   Matsushita, M ^a   Shinno, T ^a   Naruse, H ^a   Torii, Y ^a  

^a SEIREI HAMAMATSU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^e NAGARA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^f Japan Fetoscopy Group

Author keywords

Arterioarterial anastomosis; Doppler; Fetal therapy; Quintero staging system; TTTS; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FETOSCOPY; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; ULTRASOUND; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

ARTERIOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FETOSCOPY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; JAPAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 57349129083     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6226     Document Type: Article

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