Monoamniotic twins with one fetal anencephaly and cord entanglement diagnosed with three dimensional ultrasound at 14 weeks of gestation

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 573-576

  Jo, Yun Sung ^a   Son, Hyun Joo ^a   Jang, Dong Gyu ^a   Kim, Narinay ^a   Lee, Guisera ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

3D; Anencephaly; Cord entanglement; Monoamniotc twin

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ANENCEPHALUS; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; FETUS MONITORING; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; INFANT; MALE; MONOAMNIOTIC TWIN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PARENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STEROID THERAPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWINS; UMBILICAL CORD COMPLICATION;

EID: 80054738941     PISSN: 14491907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.8.573     Document Type: Review

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