A systematic approach to the differential diagnosis and management of the complications of monochorionic twin pregnancies

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 145-155

  Gratacos E ^a   Ortiz, J U ^a,b   Martinez, J M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute feto fetal transfusion; Discordant malformation; Monochorionic twin pregnancy; Selective intrauterine growth restriction; Twin anemia polycythemia sequence; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MONOCHORIONIC TWIN PREGNANCY; NEWBORN ANEMIA; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; TWIN ANEMIA POLYCYTHEMIA SEQUENCE; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEONATOLOGY; OBSTETRICS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY, TWIN;

EID: 84870053858     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: 14219964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000342751     Document Type: Review

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