Book contents
- Fetal Therapy
- Fetal Therapy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Section 1: General Principles
- Section 2: Fetal Disease: Pathogenesis and Treatment
- Red Cell Alloimmunization
- Structural Heart Disease in the Fetus
- Fetal Dysrhythmias
- Manipulation of Fetal Amniotic Fluid Volume
- Fetal Infections
- Fetal Growth and Well-being
- Preterm Birth of the Singleton and Multiple Pregnancy
- Complications of Monochorionic Multiple Pregnancy: Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
- Chapter 31 Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome: Placental and Fetal Pathogenesis
- Chapter 32 Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome: Treatment by Fetoscopic Laser Coagulation of the Placental Vascular Anastomoses on the Chorionic Plate
- Chapter 33 Interventions for Early and Late Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
- Chapter 34 Diagnosis and Treatment in Twin Anemia Polycythemia Sequence
- Chapter 35 Neurological and Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Outcome after Fetal Therapy in Complicated Monochorionic Twins
- Complications of Monochorionic Multiple Pregnancy: Fetal Growth Restriction in Monochorionic Twins
- Complications of Monochorionic Multiple Pregnancy: Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence
- Complications of Monochorionic Multiple Pregnancy: Multifetal Reduction in Multiple Pregnancy
- Fetal Urinary Tract Obstruction
- Pleural Effusion and Pulmonary Pathology
- Surgical Correction of Neural Tube Anomalies
- Fetal Tumors
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Fetal Stem Cell Transplantation
- Gene Therapy
- Section III: The Future
- Index
- References
Chapter 33 - Interventions for Early and Late Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
from Complications of Monochorionic Multiple Pregnancy: Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 October 2019
- Fetal Therapy
- Fetal Therapy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Section 1: General Principles
- Section 2: Fetal Disease: Pathogenesis and Treatment
- Red Cell Alloimmunization
- Structural Heart Disease in the Fetus
- Fetal Dysrhythmias
- Manipulation of Fetal Amniotic Fluid Volume
- Fetal Infections
- Fetal Growth and Well-being
- Preterm Birth of the Singleton and Multiple Pregnancy
- Complications of Monochorionic Multiple Pregnancy: Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
- Chapter 31 Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome: Placental and Fetal Pathogenesis
- Chapter 32 Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome: Treatment by Fetoscopic Laser Coagulation of the Placental Vascular Anastomoses on the Chorionic Plate
- Chapter 33 Interventions for Early and Late Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
- Chapter 34 Diagnosis and Treatment in Twin Anemia Polycythemia Sequence
- Chapter 35 Neurological and Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Outcome after Fetal Therapy in Complicated Monochorionic Twins
- Complications of Monochorionic Multiple Pregnancy: Fetal Growth Restriction in Monochorionic Twins
- Complications of Monochorionic Multiple Pregnancy: Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence
- Complications of Monochorionic Multiple Pregnancy: Multifetal Reduction in Multiple Pregnancy
- Fetal Urinary Tract Obstruction
- Pleural Effusion and Pulmonary Pathology
- Surgical Correction of Neural Tube Anomalies
- Fetal Tumors
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Fetal Stem Cell Transplantation
- Gene Therapy
- Section III: The Future
- Index
- References
Summary
Twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) complicates 10–15% of monochorionic twin pregnancies. In the majority of cases, and for still unexplained reasons, the condition usually presents between 16 and 26 weeks’ gestation. When left untreated, mid-trimester TTTS carries a very high mortality rate, either due to preterm birth as a result of the ever-present polyhydramnios [1], or due to fetal death as a result of cardiac failure [2,3].
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- Fetal TherapyScientific Basis and Critical Appraisal of Clinical Benefits, pp. 363 - 366Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020