Fetoscopic laser ablation of placental anastomoses in twin-twin transfusion syndrome using 'Solomon technique'

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 434-439

  Ruano, R ^a,b   Rodo, C ^c   Peiro, J L ^c   Shamshirsaz, A A ^a   Haeri, S ^a   Nomura, M L ^d   Salustiano, E M A ^b,d   De Andrade, K K ^d   Sangi Haghpeykar, H ^a   Carreras, E ^c   Belfort, M A ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^d Maternal Fetal Institute in Campinas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fetal surgery; fetoscopy; laser ablation; monochorionic twin pregnancy; twin anemia polycythemia sequence; twin oligopolyhydramnios sequence; twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FETOSCOPY; FETUS SURGERY; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; LASER COAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; MONOCHORIONIC TWIN PREGNANCY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN ANEMIA; PLACENTA; POLYCYTHEMIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TWIN ANEMIA-POLYCYTHEMIA SEQUENCE; TWIN OLIGOPOLYHYDRAMNIOS SEQUENCE; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN-TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; VASCULARIZATION; ARTERIOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; POLYHYDRAMNIOS; PROCEDURES; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

FETAL SURGERY; FETOSCOPY; LASER ABLATION; MONOCHORIONIC TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN ANEMIA-POLYCYTHEMIA SEQUENCE; TWIN OLIGOPOLYHYDRAMNIOS SEQUENCE; TWIN-TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FETOSCOPY; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; PLACENTA; POLYCYTHEMIA; POLYHYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, TWIN; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

EID: 84884908155     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.12492     Document Type: Article

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