Monochorionic monoamniotic twin pregnancies with two yolk sacs may not be a rare finding: A report of two cases

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 384-386

  Murakoshi, T ^a   Ishii, K ^a   Matsushita, M ^a   Shinno, T ^a   Naruse, H ^a   Torii, Y ^a  

^a SEIREI HAMAMATSU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amnionicity; First trimester ultrasound; Monoamniotic twin; Monochorionic twin; Multiple gestations; Yolk sac

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TWINS; YOLK SAC;

ADULT; AMNION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; YOLK SAC;

EID: 77956199024     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7710     Document Type: Article

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