Twin-twin transfusion
Parental attachment and depressive symptoms in pregnancies complicated by twin twin transfusion syndrome: a cohort study
... Twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) is a highly morbid complication of monochorionic (MC) twin preg- nancy which occurs due to unbalanced inter-twin blood flow, via placental ...
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Noninvasive high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment of twin-twin transfusion syndrome: A preliminary in vivo study.
... of twin reversed arterial perfusion 475 sequence by high-intensity focused ...diamniotic twin gestations in the era of 478 invasive fetal therapy: a prospective cohort ...Nicolaides, Twin-twin ...
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Developmental genes targeted for epigenetic variation between twin-twin transfusion syndrome children
... Twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) patients offer a unique opportunity to investigate how an adverse intrauterine environment compares to a rich environ- ment, on DNA methylation and, potentially, ...
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Twin–Twin Transfusion Syndrome: study protocol for developing, disseminating, and implementing a core outcome set
... Background: Twin – Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) is associated with an increased risk of perinatal mortality and morbidity. Several treatment interventions have been described for TTTS, including ...
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Solomon Technique Versus Selective Coagulation for Twin–Twin Transfusion Syndrome
... postnatally. Antenatal diagnosis is based on Doppler ultra- sound abnormalities, showing an increase in middle cere- bral artery — peak systolic velocity (MCA–PSV) of >1.5 multiples of the median (MoM) in the donor ...
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Altered Fetal Cerebral and Cerebellar Development in Twin Twin Transfusion Syndrome
... each twin. However, the biometric analyses of these “healthy” twin fetuses revealed that the cerebral mantle and cerebellum were significantly smaller in donor twins compared with recipient twins and ...
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Management of twin–twin transfusion syndrome
... recipient to decrease the intrauterine pressure, to improve the utero-placental perfusion and to disburden the uterine cervix. However, the cause of the disease — anastomoses between the two vascular systems—and the risk ...
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Predisposing factors and neonatal outcomes for twin twin transfusion syndrome cases developing transient donor hydrops after fetoscopic laser coagulation: a case control study
... Laser therapy causing hemodynamic variations in TTTS had been reported mainly a manifestation in stages III–IV TTTS [13]. Quintero stage III and IV do- nors showed a significant increase in the umbilical blood flow and ...
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Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Survivors of Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
... Twin–twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) is a severe complication of monochorionic (MC) twin pregnancies associated with high perinatal mortality and morbidity ...
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Comparison Between Monochorionic and Dichorionic Placentas With Special Attention to Vascular Anastomoses and Placental Share
... as twin–twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) and twin anemia– polycythemia sequence ...excluded twin pregnancies treated with fetoscopic laser ...
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Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome: Definition, Staging, and Ultrasound Assessment
... ‘twin twin’ or ‘twin- to-twin’ transfusion syndrome have been widely adopted in the English language, with the acronym TTTS used to summarize all prior grammatical ...FTS, ...
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Arabin cervical pessary for prevention of preterm birth in cases of twin to twin transfusion syndrome treated by fetoscopic LASER coagulation: the PECEP LASER randomised controlled trial
... severe twin-twin transfusion syndrome between 16 and 26 weeks are eligible for the study with the exception of pregnancies complicated by major con- genital abnormalities, uterine malformations, ...
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Laser Treatment of Twin–to–Twin Transfusion Syndrome
... Objective: Laser ablation of all placental vascular anastomoses is the optimal treatment for twin–twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). However, two important controversies are apparent in the ...
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The use of endoscopy in fetal medicine
... A more causative approach is fetoscopic inspection of the placenta and laser coagulation of chorionic plate anastomoses (Fig. 2). For that purpose, the ideal entry is at a 90° angle towards the anticipated vascular ...
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Musical Interests and Talent: Twin Jazz Musicians and Twin Studies/Twin Research: Loss of a Preterm Multiple; Conjoined Twin Conception; Depression in Fathers of Twins; Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome/Twin News: High-Achieving Twins; Twin Children of a Tennis Star; Conjoined Twin Separation; Twin Delivery to a Giant Panda
... The extent to which practice contributes to musical tal- ent has also been addressed via twin studies. Hambrick and Tucker-Drob (2015) found evidence of genetic influence on music practice. In particular, they ...
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Identifying families’ shared disease experiences through a qualitative analysis of online twin to twin transfusion syndrome stories
... a twin during the prenatal period as a result of TTTS may not be given sufficient opportunity to grieve the loss of their child as all medical attention shifts to the survivor and parents are encouraged to do the ...
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Prognosis and long term neurodevelopmental outcome in conservatively treated twin to twin transfusion syndrome
... fetuses (11.9%), and all of these resulted from pregnan- cies not treated with amnioreduction. One pregnancy culminated in the intrauterine death of both fetuses, and three pregnancies resulted in the intrauterine death ...
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Reared-Apart Chinese Twins: Chance Discovery/Twin-Based Research: Twin Study of Media Use; Twin Relations Over the Life Span; Breast-Feeding Opposite-Sex Twins/Print and Online Media: Twins in Fashion; Second Twin Pair Born to Tennis Star; Twin Primes; Twin Pandas
... The twins have many characteristics in common, begin- ning with a congenital heart condition known as tetralogy of fallot (TOF) with pulmonary atresia (PA). This heart defect involves four problems: a hole between the ...
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The effect of twin to twin delivery time intervals on neonatal outcome for second twins
... first twin is in cephalic presentation, both twins are normal sized (1500–4000 g) and the second twin is not substantially larger than the first ...first twin and the second twin affects the ...
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Twin Research and the Arts: Interconnections / Twin Research: Twin Studies of Sexual Orientation; A Historical Biological Twin Gem; GWAS Approach to Who Has Twins / Newsworthy: Twins on College Campuses; ‘Brainprint’: Personal Identification by Brain Waves
... Sarah Lazlo and colleagues from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton have developed a system for individual identification, based on brain waves (SUNY Binghamton, 2016). The idea is that when people ...
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