TWIN-TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME - RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE HYDROPS OF THE DONOR FOLLOWING SELECTIVE FETICIDE OF THE HYDROPIC RECIPIENT

被引:21
作者
MAHONE, PR [1 ]
SHERER, DM [1 ]
ABRAMOWICZ, JS [1 ]
WOODS, JR [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ROCHESTER,SCH MED & DENT,DEPT OBSTET & GYNECOL,DIV MATERNAL FETAL MED,ROCHESTER,NY 14642
关键词
TWIN-TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; SELECTIVE FETICIDE;
D O I
10.1016/0002-9378(93)90155-C
中图分类号
R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号
100211 ;
摘要
Twin-twin transfusion syndrome is a serious complication of monozygotic twin pregnancies and is associated with high rates of perinatal morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, therapies to disrupt the arteriovenous anastomoses are limited, and the success rates of these therapeutic modalities are poor. We present a case of severe twin-twin transfusion syndrome at 23 weeks' gestation in which selective feticide of the recipient hydropic twin by intracardiac injection of potassium chloride was followed by rapid development of hydrops in the donor twin.
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页码:166 / 168
页数:3
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