Monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy with selective IUGR type 2: fetoscopic and sonographic findings of ominous prognosis

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A woman with a monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy was referred to our Centre due to a discrepancy in size between the foetuses. She was 17 weeks’ pregnant when the diagnosis of selective IUGR type 2 was made and the laser ablation of the placental anastomoses was performed. During the fetoscopy...

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Autores: Gil Guevara, Enrique, Bower, Sarah, Nicolaides, Kypros
Formato: artículo
Fecha de Publicación:2016
Institución:Sociedad Peruana de Obstetricia y Ginecología
Repositorio:Revista SPOG - Revista Peruana de Ginecología y Obstetricia
Lenguaje:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.spog:article/1924
Enlace del recurso:http://www.spog.org.pe/web/revista/index.php/RPGO/article/view/1924
Nivel de acceso:acceso abierto
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Sumario:A woman with a monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy was referred to our Centre due to a discrepancy in size between the foetuses. She was 17 weeks’ pregnant when the diagnosis of selective IUGR type 2 was made and the laser ablation of the placental anastomoses was performed. During the fetoscopy, we identified an arterio-venous anastomosis with bidirectional flow, which is atypical in this type of anastomoses (unidirectionals) and could represent a sign of ominous prognosis for the restricted twin.
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