The North American fetal therapy network registry data on outcomes of radiofrequency ablation for twin-reversed arterial perfusion sequence

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 224-229

  Lee, Hanmin ^a   Bebbington, Michael ^b,c   Crombleholme, Timothy M ^d,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c Texas Center for Maternal and Fetal Treatment   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy; Monochorionic monoamniotic twin pregnancy; Radiofrequency ablation; Twin reversed arterial perfusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FETUS HYDROPS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION DEVICE; REOPERATION; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN REVERSED ARTERIAL PERFUSION;

EID: 84878465713     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: 14219964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000343223     Document Type: Article

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