Twin pregnancy after kidney transplantation: What's on? A case report and review of literature

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 1816-1819

  Gizzo, Salvatore ^a   Noventa, Marco ^a   Saccardi, Carlo ^a   Paccagnella, Gianluca ^a   Patrelli, Tito Silvio ^b   Cosmi, Erich ^a   D'Antona, Donato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

High risk pregnancy; Kidney transplantation; Maternal fetal wellness; Obstetrical management; Twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; BETAMETHASONE; IRON; METHYLDOPA; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; NIFEDIPINE; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; FETAL WELL BEING; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS LUNG MATURITY; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IRON THERAPY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PROTEINURIA; REVIEW; TWIN PREGNANCY; URINALYSIS; COMPLICATION; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; REHABILITATION;

ADULT; ANEMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; IRON; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; METHYLDOPA; NIFEDIPINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREGNANCY, TWIN; TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS;

EID: 84911918035     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2013.879699     Document Type: Review

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