 Fetofetal Transfusion
"Fetofetal Transfusion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Passage of blood from one fetus to another via an arteriovenous communication or other shunt, in a monozygotic twin pregnancy. It results in anemia in one twin and polycythemia in the other. (Lee et al., Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology, 9th ed, p737-8)
| Descriptor ID |
D005330
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C15.378.071.363.344 C16.614.053.344
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| Concept/Terms |
Fetofetal Transfusion- Fetofetal Transfusion
- Fetofetal Transfusions
- Transfusion, Fetofetal
- Transfusions, Fetofetal
- Fetal Transfusion Syndrome
- Fetal Transfusion Syndromes
- Syndrome, Fetal Transfusion
- Syndromes, Fetal Transfusion
- Transfusion Syndrome, Fetal
- Transfusion Syndromes, Fetal
- Fetofetal Transfusion Syndrome
- Fetofetal Transfusion Syndromes
- Syndrome, Fetofetal Transfusion
- Syndromes, Fetofetal Transfusion
- Transfusion Syndrome, Fetofetal
- Transfusion Syndromes, Fetofetal
- Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
- Syndrome, Twin-to-Twin Transfusion
- Syndromes, Twin-to-Twin Transfusion
- Transfusion Syndrome, Twin-to-Twin
- Transfusion Syndromes, Twin-to-Twin
- Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome
- Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndromes
- Twin Transfusion
- Transfusion, Twin
- Transfusions, Twin
- Twin Transfusions
- Twin Transfusion Syndrome
- Syndrome, Twin Transfusion
- Syndromes, Twin Transfusion
- Transfusion Syndrome, Twin
- Transfusion Syndromes, Twin
- Twin Transfusion Syndromes
- Twin Twin Transfusion Syndrome
- Cross-Transfusion, Intrauterine
- Cross Transfusion, Intrauterine
- Cross-Transfusions, Intrauterine
- Intrauterine Cross-Transfusions
- Intrauterine Cross-Transfusion
- Intrauterine Cross Transfusion
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fetofetal Transfusion" by people in Profiles.
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Simpson LL. What you need to know when managing twins: 10 key facts. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2015 Jun; 42(2):225-39.
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Bahtiyar MO, Emery SP, Dashe JS, Wilkins-Haug LE, Johnson A, Paek BW, Moon-Grady AJ, Skupski DW, O'Brien BM, Harman CR, Simpson LL. The North American Fetal Therapy Network consensus statement: prenatal surveillance of uncomplicated monochorionic gestations. Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Jan; 125(1):118-23.
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Sela HY, Miller R, Abellar RG, Simpson LL. Placental hematoma mimicking twin anemia-polycythemia sequence following selective laser photocoagulation for twin-twin transfusion syndrome. Prenat Diagn. 2014 Nov; 34(11):1123-5.
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Simpson LL. Twin-twin transfusion syndrome. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Jan; 208(1):3-18.
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Mosquera C, Miller RS, Simpson LL. Twin-twin transfusion syndrome. Semin Perinatol. 2012 Jun; 36(3):182-9.
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Lee YM, Wylie BJ, Simpson LL, D'Alton ME. Twin chorionicity and the risk of stillbirth. Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Feb; 111(2 Pt 1):301-8.
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Crombleholme TM, Shera D, Lee H, Johnson M, D'Alton M, Porter F, Chyu J, Silver R, Abuhamad A, Saade G, Shields L, Kauffman D, Stone J, Albanese CT, Bahado-Singh R, Ball RH, Bilaniuk L, Coleman B, Farmer D, Feldstein V, Harrison MR, Hedrick H, Livingston J, Lorenz RP, Miller DA, Norton ME, Polzin WJ, Robinson JN, Rychik J, Sandberg PL, Seri I, Simon E, Simpson LL, Yedigarova L, Wilson RD, Young B. A prospective, randomized, multicenter trial of amnioreduction vs selective fetoscopic laser photocoagulation for the treatment of severe twin-twin transfusion syndrome. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Oct; 197(4):396.e1-9.
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