Early vs late intervention in twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 60-64

  Berg, C ^a,b   Holst, D ^b   Mallmann, M R ^b   Gottschalk, I ^a   Gembruch, U ^b   Geipel, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

fetus; intrafetal laser; prenatal diagnosis; radiofrequency ablation; TRAP sequence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAFETAL LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NEWBORN ANEMIA; PARENT; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TRAP SEQUENCE; TWINS;

FETUS; INTRAFETAL LASER; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TRAP SEQUENCE;

DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TWINS;

EID: 84891820021     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.12578     Document Type: Article

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