Fetoscopic surgery in triplet pregnancies: A multicenter case series

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1529-1532

  Van Schoubroeck, Dominique ^a   Lewi, Liesbeth ^a   Ryan, Greg ^b   Carreras, Elena ^c   Jani, Jacques ^a   Higueras, Teresa ^c   Deprest, Jan ^a   Gratacos, Eduard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL MATERNO INFANTIL VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cord occlusion; Feto fetal transfusion; Fetoscopy; Monochorionic; Triplet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FETOSCOPY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; LASER COAGULATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWINS;

ADULT; BELGIUM; CHORION; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FETOSCOPY; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; ONTARIO; PREGNANCY; SPAIN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRIPLETS;

EID: 8544230615     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.06.039     Document Type: Article

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