twin-twin transfusion


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twin-twin trans·fu·sion

direct vascular anastomosis, arterial or venous, between the placental circulations of twins.
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twin-twin trans·fusion

(twin-twin trans-fyū'zhŭn)
Direct vascular anastomosis, arterial or venous, between the placental circulations of twins.
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twin-twin transfusion

A complication of monochorionic multiple pregnancies in which one fetus receives more blood flow than the other from the placenta. It is diagnosed by fetal ultrasonography: one twin's amniotic sac has polyhydramnios (excessive amniotic fluid), while the other twin's sac has oligohydramnios (insufficient amniotic fluid). Death of one or both twins will occur without intervention. Treatments include repeated amniocenteses, laser therapy to prevent the exchange of blood between twins, or intrauterine surgery. Synonym: feto-fetal transfusion
See also: transfusion
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Twin twin transfusion syndrome/Sindrome de transfusao fetofetal/Sindrome de transfusion fetofetal
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MRI is used to make decisions about twin-twin transfusion syndrome.
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Study of fetomaternal outcome in multifetal gestation
OSLO--A higher than expected rate of anomalies was found on neonatal cerebral ultrasounds in discordant birth-weight twins without twin-twin transfusion syndrome in a study presented at the 18th European Congress of Perinatal Medicine,
Cerebral changes seen in twins without TTTS. (Discordant birth weights)
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Three Ultrasound Findings Flag Twin-Twin Transfusion

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