Umbilical cord occlusion for selective feticide in complicated monochorionic twins: a systematic review of literature

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 200, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-129

  Rossi, A Cristina ^a,b   D'Addario, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

complicated monochorionic pregnancies; selective feticide; twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP); twin twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS); umbilical cord occlusion

Indexed keywords

ARTERY PERFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; UMBILICAL CORD COMPLICATION; UMBILICAL CORD OBSTRUCTION;

DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY REDUCTION, MULTIFETAL; TWINS; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 58749115814     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.08.039     Document Type: Review

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