Incidence and clinicopathologic correlation of fetal vessel thrombosis in mono- and dichorionic twin placentas

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 660-664

  Chan, M P ^a   Hecht, J L ^a   Kane, S E ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

fetal vessel thrombosis; placenta; twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETAL VESSEL THROMBOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISORDER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THROMBOSIS; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; TWINS;

ADULT; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; INCIDENCE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; UMBILICAL VEINS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 77957550812     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2010.19     Document Type: Article

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