Dichorionic triamniotic triplet pregnancy complicated by acardius acormus

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-49

  Abi Nader, Khalil ^a   Whitten, Sara M ^a   Filippi, Elisa ^a   Scott, Rosemary ^a   Jauniaux, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acardiac fetus; Acardius acormus; Acormus phenotype; Prenatal therapy; Triplet pregnancy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACARDIUS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PARENT COUNSELING; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; THERMOCOAGULATION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW;

ABNORMALITIES, SEVERE TERATOID; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 67749137084     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000236360     Document Type: Article

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