Managing twins discordant for fetal anomaly

MA Rustico, MG Baietti, D Coviello… - … in Affiliation With the …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
An excess of structural anomalies is observed in twins compared to singletons.
Approximately 1–2% of twin pregnancies may face the dilemma of expectant management …

Selective termination for structural, chromosomal, and mendelian anomalies: international experience

MI Evans, JD Goldberg, J Horenstein… - American journal of …, 1999 - Elsevier
Objective: Our purpose was to evaluate the outcomes of selective termination for fetal
anomalies at 8 centers with the largest known experiences worldwide. Study Design …

Efficacy of second-trimester selective termination for fetal abnormalities: international collaborative experience among the world's largest centers

MI Evans, JD Goldberg, M Dommergues… - American journal of …, 1994 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Our goal was to develop the most comprehensive database possible to
counsel patients about selective termination for fetal abnormalities, because no one center …

Selective first-trimester termination in octuplet and quadruplet pregnancies: clinical and ethical issues

MI Evans, JC Fletcher, IE Zador, BW Newton… - Obstetrics & …, 1988 - journals.lww.com
The induction of grand multiple gestations is a known complication of infertility treatments.
The obstetric outcome in such cases has been very poor. We have evaluated, counseled …

Selective reduction of multifetal pregnancies

RJ Wapner, GH Davis, A Johnson, VJ Weinblatt… - The Lancet, 1990 - Elsevier
Selective reduction was carried out in 46 multifetal pregnancies by means of potassium
chloride injection into the pericardial region of the fetus. There were three indications for the …

First trimester screening for Down syndrome in multiple pregnancy

J Cleary-Goldman, RL Berkowitz - Seminars in perinatology, 2005 - Elsevier
The incidence of twins, triplets, and high-order multiples has increased substantially in the
last two decades secondary to fertility treatments and to delayed childbearing. Prenatal …

Method for first trimester selective abortion in multiple pregnancy

Y Dumez, JF Oury - Contributions to Gynecology and …, 1986 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
PIP: The new potential for diagnosing fetal genetic diseases in the first trimester of
pregnancy raises the issue of selective abortion in twin pregnancies. If only 1 twin fetus is …

[PDF][PDF] Forty years of obstetric ultrasound 1957-1997: from A-scope to three dimensions

MB McNay, JEE Fleming - Ultrasound in medicine and biology, 1999 - ob-ultrasound.net
In this article, we record the history of obstetric ultrasound as it developed worldwide in the
second half of the twentieth century. The technological advances during this period saw the …

Membrane thickness in ultrasound prediction of chorionicity of twin gestations.

RR Townsend, GF Simpson… - Journal of Ultrasound in …, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
A retrospective review of sonograms performed on 75 twin gestations was performed to
evaluate the ability of sonography to distinguish monochorionic from dichorionic gestations …

Interstitial laser therapy for fetal reduction in monochorionic multiple pregnancy: loss rate and association with aplasia cutis congenita

K O'Donoghue, O Barigye, L Pasquini… - … in Affiliation With the …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate experience with interstitial laser therapy for intrafetal vascular ablation
in monochorionic (MC) multiple pregnancy. Methods MC pregnancies that underwent fetal …