Prevalence, size, number and localization of vascular anastomoses in monochorionic placentas

Placenta

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 589-593

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

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anastomoses; Monochorionic placenta; Selective intrauterine growth restriction; Twin anemia polycythemia sequence; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MONOCHORIONIC PLACENTA; PLACENTA; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; POLYCYTHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN ANEMIA POLYCYTHEMIA SEQUENCE; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

ARTERIOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISEASES; POLYCYTHEMIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TWIN; PREVALENCE; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84878578585     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: 15323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2013.04.005     Document Type: Article

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