Emergency cerclage in cases of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome with a short cervix at the time of surgery and relationship to perinatal outcome

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 28, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1256-1261

  Salomon, L J ^a   Nasr, B ^a   Nizard, J ^a   Bernard, J P ^a   Essaoui, M ^a   Bussieres, L ^a   Ville, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Cerclage; Cervical length; Outcome; Preterm delivery; TTTS; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE;

ADULT; CERCLAGE, CERVICAL; CERVIX UTERI; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LASER COAGULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS;

EID: 58049196942     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2156     Document Type: Article

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