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15587149

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-12-10
pubmed:abstractText
Potassium chloride is reported to kill both monochorionic twins after injection into only one. In this study, two women undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer were pregnant with triplets containing monochorionic twinning, which were detected by ultrasound with the presence of a "twin-peak" sign. Instead of potassium chloride, intrathoracic injection of amniotic fluid was employed to sacrifice one of the monochorionic fetuses in dichorionic triplets. Our aim was to sacrifice one of the monochorionic twins in order to prevent adverse perinatal outcomes and to avoid the harmful effect of potassium chloride on monochorionic cotwins. One twin pregnancy was terminated with preterm premature rupture of membranes at 25 weeks of gestation. In the second one, two healthy babies were delivered by cesarean section at 36 weeks of gestation. The female baby weighed 2100 gm and the male baby 2600 gm, respectively. Intrathoracic injection of amniotic fluid to create a tamponade is an alternative management for fetal reduction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1058-0468
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
343-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-3-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Successful outcome of intrathoracic injection of autologous amniotic fluid in fetal reduction: report of two cases.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports