Laser therapy for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS)

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 637-646

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

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Complications; Fetal surgery; Laser therapy; TTTS; Twin to twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMNIOSCOPE; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; CARDIOMYOPATHY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETAL HEMORRHAGE; FETOSCOPY; FIBEROSCOPE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTESTINE ATRESIA; LASER COAGULATION; LEARNING CURVE; LEUKOMALACIA; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NEODYMIUM LASER; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN APLASIA; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; ULTRASOUND; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE;

FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FETOSCOPY; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LEARNING CURVE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 79959350644     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2803     Document Type: Review

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