Selective feticide by embolization in twin-twin transfusion syndrome: A report of two cases

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 747-750

  Donner, Catherine ^b   Shahabi, Shohreh ^a   Thomas, Dominique ^b   Noël, Jean Christophe ^b   Kirkpatrick, Christine ^b   Van Rysselberghe, Michel ^b   Hubinon, Corinne ^b   Vermeylen, Daniele ^b   Masters, Louise ^b   Rodesch, Frédéric ^b  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Embolization, therapeutic; Twin transfusion syndrome; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FETUS; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY REDUCTION, MULTIFETAL; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; TWINS;

EID: 9844266800     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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