Management of twin–twin transfusion syndrome
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Diagnosis and Management of Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome.
Twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) affects 10% to 15% of monochorionic pregnancies. In the absences of timely diagnosis and intervention perinatal loss or long term developmental delay can be expected in over 90% of cases. Establishing chorionicity in the first trimester followed by serial ultrasounds beginning at 16 weeks of gestation and intervention with placental laser ablation before th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gynecological Surgery
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1613-2076,1613-2084
DOI: 10.1007/s10397-010-0575-2