Specific complications of monochorionic twin pregnancies: Twin-twin transfusion syndrome and twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 349-356

  Chalouhi, G E ^a   Stirnemann, J J ^a   Salomon, L J ^a   Essaoui, M ^a   Quibel, T ^a   Ville, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Chorionic plate anastomoses; Monochorionic twins; Twin anemia polycythemia sequence; Twin reverse arterial perfusion sequence; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTERY MALFORMATION; ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTICLE; CHORION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LASER COAGULATION; MONOCHORIONIC TWINS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PLACENTA; POLYCYTHEMIA; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAP SEQUENCE; TWIN ANEMIA POLYCYTHEMIA SEQUENCE; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; UMBILICAL CORD;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FETOSCOPY; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROGNOSIS; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; VASCULAR FISTULA;

EID: 77957757022     PISSN: 1744165X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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