"Fetofetal Transfusion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Passage of blood from one fetus to another via an arteriovenous communication or other shunt, in a monozygotic twin pregnancy. It results in anemia in one twin and polycythemia in the other. (Lee et al., Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology, 9th ed, p737-8)
| Descriptor ID |
D005330
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C15.378.071.363.344 C16.614.053.344
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| Concept/Terms |
Fetofetal Transfusion- Fetofetal Transfusion
- Fetofetal Transfusions
- Transfusion, Fetofetal
- Transfusions, Fetofetal
- Fetal Transfusion Syndrome
- Fetal Transfusion Syndromes
- Syndrome, Fetal Transfusion
- Syndromes, Fetal Transfusion
- Transfusion Syndrome, Fetal
- Transfusion Syndromes, Fetal
- Fetofetal Transfusion Syndrome
- Fetofetal Transfusion Syndromes
- Syndrome, Fetofetal Transfusion
- Syndromes, Fetofetal Transfusion
- Transfusion Syndrome, Fetofetal
- Transfusion Syndromes, Fetofetal
- Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
- Syndrome, Twin-to-Twin Transfusion
- Syndromes, Twin-to-Twin Transfusion
- Transfusion Syndrome, Twin-to-Twin
- Transfusion Syndromes, Twin-to-Twin
- Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome
- Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndromes
- Twin Transfusion
- Transfusion, Twin
- Transfusions, Twin
- Twin Transfusions
- Twin Transfusion Syndrome
- Syndrome, Twin Transfusion
- Syndromes, Twin Transfusion
- Transfusion Syndrome, Twin
- Transfusion Syndromes, Twin
- Twin Transfusion Syndromes
- Twin Twin Transfusion Syndrome
- Cross-Transfusion, Intrauterine
- Cross Transfusion, Intrauterine
- Cross-Transfusions, Intrauterine
- Intrauterine Cross-Transfusions
- Intrauterine Cross-Transfusion
- Intrauterine Cross Transfusion
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fetofetal Transfusion" by people in Profiles.
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Risk of donor demise after laser therapy for twin-twin transfusion when complicated by growth discordance and abnormal umbilical artery Doppler findings. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2019 Apr; 32(8):1332-1336.
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Impact of recipient twin preoperative myocardial performance index in twin-twin transfusion syndrome treated with laser. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2017 Apr; 30(7):767-771.
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A prospective, randomized, multicenter trial of amnioreduction vs selective fetoscopic laser photocoagulation for the treatment of severe twin-twin transfusion syndrome. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Oct; 197(4):396.e1-9.