Fetoscopic laser surgery for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome after 26 weeks of gestation

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-34

  Valsky, Dan V ^a,b,c   Eixarch, Elisenda ^a   Martinez Crespo, Josep M ^a   Acosta, Emilia Ruthy ^a   Lewi, Liesbeth ^d   Deprest, Jan ^d   Gratacós, Eduard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE ENFERMEDADES RARAS CIBERER   (Spain)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fetal therapy; Fetoscopy complications; Laser ablation of anastomoses; Monochorionic twins; Twin to twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELIVERY; FETOSCOPY; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS SURGERY; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; PLACENTA; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN ANEMIA POLYCYTHEMIA SYNDROME; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FETOSCOPY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857360395     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: 14219964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000330369     Document Type: Article

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