American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 4 , Pages 393.e1-393.e5 , April 2008

Pseudoamniotic band syndrome: a rare complication of monochorionic twins with fetofetal transfusion syndrome treated by laser coagulation

  • Norbert Winer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Université Paris–Ouest Versailles–St. Quentin, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Poissy–St. Germain, Poissy, France
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes, Nantes, France.
    • ,
  • Laurent J. Salomon, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Université Paris–Ouest Versailles–St. Quentin, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Poissy–St. Germain, Poissy, France
    • ,
  • Mohamed Essaoui, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Université Paris–Ouest Versailles–St. Quentin, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Poissy–St. Germain, Poissy, France
    • ,
  • Bernard Nasr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Université Paris–Ouest Versailles–St. Quentin, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Poissy–St. Germain, Poissy, France
    • ,
  • Jean Pierre Bernard, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Université Paris–Ouest Versailles–St. Quentin, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Poissy–St. Germain, Poissy, France
    • ,
  • Yves Ville, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Université Paris–Ouest Versailles–St. Quentin, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Poissy–St. Germain, Poissy, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Pr Yves Ville, Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, CHI Poissy St-Germain, 10, rue Champ Gaillard, 78300 Poissy, France.

Received 23 April 2007 ,Accepted 17 September 2007.

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 Cite this article as: Winer N, Salomon LJ, Essaoui M, Nasr B, Bernard JP, Vile Y. Pseudoamniotic band syndrome: a rare complication of monochorionic twins with fetofetal transfusion syndrome treated by laser coagulation. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;198:393.e1-393.e5.

PII: S0002-9378(07)01130-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.09.030

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 4 , Pages 393.e1-393.e5 , April 2008

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