Amniotic septostomy for the treatment of twin oligohydramnios-polyhydramnios sequence

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 86-93

  Saade, George R ^a,f   Belforf, Michael A ^b   Berry, David L ^c   Bui, The Hung ^d   Montgomery, Lynn D ^e   Johnson, Anthony ^c   O'Day, Mary ^c   Olson, Gay Le ^b   Lindholm, Henry ^d   Garoff, Leena ^c   Moise Jr , Kenneth J ^c  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Tulsa Perinatal Associates   (United States)

^e BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniocentesis; Feta fetal transfusion; Septostomy; Stuck twin; Twin oligohydramnios polyhydramnios sequence, treatment; Twin twin transfusion

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FETUS; FETUS SURGERY; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS;

AMNION; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; POLYHYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 7144235784     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000020812     Document Type: Article

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