Are patients with twin-twin transfusion syndrome and a very short cervix candidates for laser surgery?

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 633-639

  Chavira, Emiliano R ^a   Khan, Amer ^a   Korst, Lisa M ^a   Miller, David ^a   Goodwin, Thomas M ^a   Chmait, Ramen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical length; Laser photocoagulation of communicating vessels; Perinatal outcomes; Short cervix; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

PATIENT TREATMENT; SURGERY;

CERVICAL LENGTH; COMMUNICATING VESSELS; PERINATAL OUTCOMES; SHORT CERVIX; TWIN-TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

LASER SURGERY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURVIVAL RATE; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

EID: 65949106139     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2009.28.5.633     Document Type: Article

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