Antenatal Necrotic Injury in Severe Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
- 16 June 2004
- journal article
- case report
- Published by S. Karger AG in Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
- Vol. 19 (4) , 370-372
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000077968
Abstract
A case of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) was associated with ischemic injury of the left leg of the recipient twin. Five reduction amniocenteses were performed between 17 6/7 and 23 3/7 weeks followed by fetoscopic laser ablation of chorioangiopagus vessels at 23 6/7 weeks of gestation. Anatomic assessment of the affected limb indicated timing of the injury at 19 4/7 weeks gestational age. The published literature suggests that ischemic fetal injuries in severe TTTS are associated with blood hyperviscosity in the affected twin.Keywords
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