Transfusional fetal complications after single intrauterine death in monochorionic multiple pregnancy are reduced but not prevented by vascular occlusion

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 804-812

  O'Donoghue, K ^a,b,c   Rutherford, M A ^d   Engineer, N ^b   Wimalasundera, R C ^b   Cowan, F M ^e   Fisk, N M ^b,c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology   (United Kingdom)

^d MRC CLINICAL SCIENCES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute twin twin transfusion; Fetal brain injury; Intrauterine death; Monochorionic multiple pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DATA BASE; DELIVERY; DIATHERMY; ECHOGRAPHY; FETOSCOPY; FETUS DEATH; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; BRAIN INJURIES; DISEASES IN TWINS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL DISEASES; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FETOSCOPY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 65349159731     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02128.x     Document Type: Article

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