Hydropic placenta as a first manifestation of twin-twin transfusion in a monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 375-378

  De Laat, Monique W M ^a   Manten, Gwendoline T R ^b   Nikkels, Peter G J ^b   Stoutenbeek, Philip ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

AMNIOCENTESIS; ANAMNESIS; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEWBORN; PLACENTA; POLYCYTHEMIA; PREMATURE LABOR; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

EID: 65949087009     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2009.28.3.375     Document Type: Article

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