A case of amyoplasia in a monochorionic twin pregnancy: A sequela from twin-twin transfusion syndrome?

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-35

  Wong, H S ^a   Kidd, A ^b   Zuccollo, J ^b   Parker, S ^c   Richardson, V ^c   Tait, J ^c   Pringle, K C ^b  

^a Australian Women's Ultrasound Centre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c CAPITAL AND COAST DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Amyoplasia; Monochorionic twin; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOPLASIA; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRACTURE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; KARYOTYPE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD;

ADULT; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; TWINS;

EID: 58249099307     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000193224     Document Type: Article

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