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Endoscopic laser surgery after therapeutic amniocentesis in the treatment of severe twin–twin transfusion syndrome
Author(s) -
Santiago J.C.,
RamosCorpas D.J.,
Castillo M.J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2005.12.014
Subject(s) - medicine , amniocentesis , twin twin transfusion syndrome , laser surgery , surgery , obstetrics , pregnancy , prenatal diagnosis , laser , fetus , genetics , physics , optics , biology
The twin—twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) is a congenital pathology affecting 15% of monochorionic twin pregnancies [1]. The treatment modes most frequently applied at present include serial amnioreduction [2] and selective endoscopic laser coagulation of anastomoses (ELCA) [3]. The only prospective, randomized, controlled study that has been performed to compare the effectiveness of these two treatment techniques for TTTS is the