American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 194, Issue 3 , Pages 796-803 , March 2006

Prevalence and management of late fetal complications following successful selective laser coagulation of chorionic plate anastomoses in twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

  • Romaine Robyr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paris-Ouest University, CHI Poissy-St-Germain, France
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  • Liesbeth Lewi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
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  • Laurent J. Salomon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paris-Ouest University, CHI Poissy-St-Germain, France
    • ,
  • Masami Yamamoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paris-Ouest University, CHI Poissy-St-Germain, France
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  • Jean-Pierre Bernard, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paris-Ouest University, CHI Poissy-St-Germain, France
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  • Jan Deprest, MD

      Affiliations

    • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
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  • Yves Ville, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paris-Ouest University, CHI Poissy-St-Germain, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Yves Ville, MD, Service de Gynécologie Obstétrique, Université Versailles St Quentin, CHI Poissy, 10 Rue du Champ Gaillard, 78300 Poissy, France.

Received 30 May 2005 ,Revised 26 July 2005 ,Accepted 24 August 2005.

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 Support provided by a grant from the University Hospital of Geneva and from the Eugenio Litta Foundation (R.R.) and by a grant of the European Commission in its 5th framework program (#QLG1-2002-01632 Eurotwin2twin.

PII: S0002-9378(05)01394-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.08.069

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 194, Issue 3 , Pages 796-803 , March 2006

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