Current controversies in prenatal diagnosis 2: Should laser ablation of placental anastomoses be used in all cases of twin to twin transfusion?

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-10

  Wilson, R Douglas ^a,d   Johnson, Anthony ^b   Ryan, Greg ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Monochorionic twin pregnancy; TTTS; Twin diagnosis; Twin to twin transfusion syndrome; Twin treatment

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; BLADDER CAPACITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE COURSE; FETUS DEATH; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; LASER COAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANCY RATE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 59449090423     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2162     Document Type: Conference Paper

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