Twin anemia-polycythemia sequence: Diagnostic criteria, classification, perinatal management and outcome

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 181-190

  Slaghekke, F ^a   Kist, W J ^a   Oepkes, D ^a   Pasman, S A ^a   Middeldorp, J M ^a   Klumper, F J ^a   Walther, F J ^a   Vandenbussche, F P H A ^a   Lopriore, E ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Oligopolyhydramnios sequence; Twin anemia polycythemia sequence; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN F;

ANASTOMOSIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAIN INJURY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HYDRAMNIOS; INCIDENCE; INTRAUTERINE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; LASER SURGERY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN ANEMIA; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERINATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN NECROSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TWIN ANEMIA POLYCYTHEMIA SEQUENCE; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; TWINS;

FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PLACENTA; POLYCYTHEMIA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956062269     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000304512     Document Type: Short Survey

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