Arabin cervical pessary to prevent preterm birth in severe twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome treated by laser surgery

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1181-1185

  Carreras, Elena ^a   Arévalo, Silvia ^a   Bello Muñoz, Juan Carlos ^a   Goya, Maria ^a   Rodó, Carlota ^a   Sanchez Duran, Maria Angeles ^a   Peiro, Jose Luis ^a   Cabero, Lluís ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELIVERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; VAGINA PESSARY;

ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FETOSCOPY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LASER THERAPY; PESSARIES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84870062143     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.3982     Document Type: Article

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