Arterio-arterial vascular anastomoses in monochorionic placentas with and without twin-twin transfusion syndrome

Placenta

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 652-654

  De Villiers, S F ^a   Slaghekke, F ^a   Middeldorp, J M ^a   Walther, F J ^a   Oepkes, D ^a   Lopriore, E ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arterio arterial anastomosis; Monochorionic placenta; Twin anemia polycythemia sequence; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

ARTERIOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; POLYCYTHEMIA; PREGNANCY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TWINS;

EID: 84863003031     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: 15323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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