TTTS

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Twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS)

A condition in monochorionic twins in which there is a connection between the two circulatory systems so that the donor twin pumps the blood to the recipient twin without a return of blood to the donor.

Mentioned in: Prenatal Surgery

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prenatal surgery twin-twin transfusion syndrome			If left untreated, 80 percent to 90 percent of twins with TTTS do not survive. Health care heroes by Stum, Jamie Huish; Kennedy, Linda T. / Utah Business Leon and David had developed TTTS, also known as fetofetal transfusion syndrome, meaning blood vessels in their placenta were attached and blood was flowing from one to the other. SAVED IN THE WOMB; Pioneering keyhole surgery for unborn twins by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) TTTS can result in the loss of one or both of the twins. Healthcare on two home fronts: Mother of twin daughters with autism ... by Caroff, Maria / The Exceptional Parent			TSD TSE TSEM tsetse tsetse fly TSH TSH assay TSH releasing factor TSH test TSLS tsp TSS TSST-1 TST TSTA tsubo Tsukamurella tsun Tsunami tsutsugamushi disease tsutsugamushi fever TT TTAPS Model TTP TTP-HUS TTTS TU Tuamine tuaminoheptane TUB tub and tray system tub(o)- tub- tuba tubal tubal abortion tubal air cells tubal dermoid cyst tubal embryo transfer tubal factor tubal factor infertility tubal ligation tubal pregnancy tubal prominence Tubby Domain Tubby Protein tube tube care tube care: chest tube care: gastrointestinal tube care: umbilical line			TTTA TTTAP TTTB TTTBL TTTC TTTCP TTTD TTTE TTTEAF TTTF TTTH TTTHC TTTHTI TTTI TTTK TTTKA TTTL TTTM TTTN TTTO TTTOTW TTTP TTTPG TTTR TTTS TTTSNBN TTTSP TTTT TTTTP TTTTT TTTTY TTTU TTTV Tttyg Ttu ttuB TTUC TTUHSC TTUISD TTUL TTUL8R TTUM TTUP TTURC TTUS TTUSD TTUSM TTUT TTUTA

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