Cerclage for cervical shortening at fetoscopic laser photocoagulation in twin-twin transfusion syndrome

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 206, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 425.e1-425.e7

  Papanna, Ramesha ^a   Habli, Mounira ^b   Baschat, Ahmet A ^c   Bebbington, Michael ^d   Mann, Lovepreet K ^f   Johnson, Anthony ^e   Ryan, Greg ^g   Walker, Martin ^h   Lewis, David ^b   Harman, Christopher ^c   Crombleholme, Timothy ^b   Moise Jr , Kenneth J ^e  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^h Evergreen Hospital Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical cerclage; short cervix; twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETOSCOPY; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SHORT CERVIX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE;

EID: 84860263613     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.02.022     Document Type: Article

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