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11169293

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-12
pubmed:abstractText
We present two cases of twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) sequence complicated by severe polyhydramnios during the second trimester. Both cases were successfully managed at 27 and 26 weeks with ultrasound-guided intrafetal alcohol ablation of the acardiac twin and amniodrainage. The pump twins were delivered at 35 and 37 weeks, respectively, and both had uneventful postnatal courses. These cases suggest that, in the setting of severe polyhydramnios, prenatal intervention in TRAP sequence could certainly improve the otherwise poor prognosis of the pump twin. Targeting the main intra-abdominal vessel of the acardiac twin rather than its umbilical cord seems to be a good alternative in the prenatal treatment of these cases. The option of percutaneous intrafetal alcohol injection is widely available and less invasive, simpler and easier to perform than recently advocated endoscopic techniques.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0960-7692
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
260-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Severe polyhydramnios in twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence: successful management with intrafetal alcohol ablation of acardiac twin and amniodrainage.
pubmed:affiliation
Fetal Medicine Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports