Amniopatch as a treatment for rupture of membranes following laser surgery for twin-twin transfusion syndrome

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 134-137

  Pathak, Bhuvan ^a   Khan, Amer ^a   Assaf, Samer A ^a   Miller, David A ^a   Chmait, Ramen H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniopatch; Fetoscopy; Iatrogenic rupture of membranes; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; AMNIOINFUSION; AMNIOPATCH THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYOPRECIPITATE; FEMALE; FETOSCOPY; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; LASER COAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THROMBOCYTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FETOSCOPY; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LASER COAGULATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951816394     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000275685     Document Type: Article

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