American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 196, Issue 5 , Pages 459.e1-459.e4 , May 2007

Efficacy of radiofrequency ablation for twin-reversed arterial perfusion sequence

Presented at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Reno, Nevada, February 2005.

  • Hanmin Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Fetal Treatment Center and the Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Hanmin Lee, MD, UCSF Fetal Treatment Center, 513 Parnassus Ave, Suite HSW 1601, San Francisco, CA 94143-0570
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  • Amy J. Wagner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Fetal Treatment Center and the Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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  • Edgar Sy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Fetal Treatment Center and the Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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  • Robert Ball, MD

      Affiliations

    • Fetal Treatment Center and the Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
    • Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
    • Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
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  • Vickie A. Feldstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
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  • Ruth B. Goldstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
    • Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
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  • Diana L. Farmer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Fetal Treatment Center and the Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Received 23 May 2006 ,Revised 27 September 2006 ,Accepted 30 November 2006.

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 Cite this article as: Lee H, Wagner AJ, Sy E, et al. Efficacy of radiofrequency ablation for twin-reversed arterial perfusion sequence. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2007;196;459.e1-459.e4.

PII: S0002-9378(06)02411-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.11.039

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 196, Issue 5 , Pages 459.e1-459.e4 , May 2007

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