Items for "twin-twin transfusion syndrome"
Aims: To review the course of monochorionic (MC) twin gestations in which one or both fetuses were diagnosed with congenital heart disease (CHD) and to identify clinical characteristics regarding the related intrauterine environmental factors particularly associated with non-twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS).
Methods: This study is a review of a two-center experience of MC twin pregnancies with CHD born between 2000 and 2006.
Results: There were 87 MC twin pregnancies of which 11 were associated with fetal heart disease...
Keywords: Abnormal umbilical cord insertion, congenital heart disease, monochorionic twin, twin-twin transfusion syndrome
06/2007 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter
Long-term immune functions after intrauterine laser treatment for severe twin-twin transfusion syndrome was investigated...
Keywords: Immune system, intrauterine treatment, laser coagulation, preterm infant, twin-twin transfusion syndrome
06/2007 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter