Management of twin anemia-polycythemia sequence using intrauterine blood transfusion for the donor and partial exchange transfusion for the recipient

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 121-126

  Genova, L ^a   Slaghekke, F ^a   Klumper, F J ^a   Middeldorp, J M ^a   Steggerda, S J ^b   Oepkes, D ^a   Lopriore, E ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anemia; Intrauterine transfusion; Intravascular transfusion; Laser coagulation; Placenta; Twin

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW DISEASE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; COUNSELING; DELIVERY; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FETUS HYDROPS; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; LASER SURGERY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MORBIDITY; NEUROIMAGING; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POLYCYTHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN ANEMIA POLYCYTHEMIA; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, INTRAUTERINE; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL DISEASES; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FETOSCOPY; HUMANS; PLACENTA; POLYCYTHEMIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TWIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84883447126     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: 14219964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000346413     Document Type: Article

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