Abstract |
The goal of this study was to assess the characteristics of monochorionic-diamniotic (MD) growth-retarded twin infants with twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) compared with those without TTTS during the third trimester. Retrospective analyses of the growth patterns and amniotic fluid volumes were performed on 5 MD twin pregnancies in which one or both twins showed growth retardation with TTTS, and the results weve compared with those without TTTS. Eighty-three percent of growth-retarded twin infants without TTTS in MD twin gestation showed an asymmetric growth pattern, while all TTTS cases showed a symmetric pattern (p < 0.05). Polyhydramnios of the co-twin was found in 80% of TTTS cases, while no polyhydramnios was found in patients without TTTS (p < 0.05). Assessment of growth patterns and amniotic fluid volume may be useful to exclude the possibility of TTTS in MD growth-retarded twin pregnancies during the third trimester.
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Authors | S Suzuki, S Okudaira, R Sawa, Y Yoneyama, H Asakura, S Shin, K Kaneko, T Araki |
Journal | Nihon Ika Daigaku zasshi
(Nihon Ika Daigaku Zasshi)
Vol. 66
Issue 5
Pg. 300-4
(Oct 1999)
ISSN: 0048-0444 [Print] Japan |
PMID | 10547994
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Twin Study)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Amnion
(diagnostic imaging)
- Amniotic Fluid
- Chorion
(diagnostic imaging)
- Female
- Fetal Growth Retardation
(complications, diagnostic imaging)
- Fetofetal Transfusion
(complications, diagnosis)
- Humans
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Trimester, Third
- Pregnancy, Multiple
- Retrospective Studies
- Ultrasonography, Prenatal
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