Decrease in high human chorionic gonadotropin in twin-twin transfusion syndrome following fetoscopic laser surgery

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 189-193

  Hanaoka, Masachi ^a,b   Hayashi, Satoshi ^a   Saito, Mari ^a   Morita, Mineto ^b   Sago, Haruhiko ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fetoscopic laser surgery; Human chorionic gonadotropin; Monochorionic twins; Placental anastomoses; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETOSCOPY; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FETOSCOPY; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80855143591     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: 14219964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000328456     Document Type: Article

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