Monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancies: Natural history and risk stratification

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 121-133

  Lewi, Liesbeth ^a   Gucciardo, Leonardo ^a   Van Mieghem, Tim ^a   De Koninck, Philippe ^a   Beck, Veronika ^a   Medek, Helga ^a   Van Schoubroeck, Dominique ^a   Devlieger, Roland ^a   De Catte, Luc ^a   Deprest, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anemia; Monochorionic diamniotic twins; Polycythemia; Twin pregnancies; Twin to twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANAMNESIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FETOSCOPY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS RISK; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; LASER COAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; MONOCHORIONIC DIAMNIOTIC TWIN PREGNANCY; POLYCYTHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; CHORION; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; RISK FACTORS; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 77951786567     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000313300     Document Type: Review

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