"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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fetofetal Transfusion" by people in Profiles.
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Consensus diagnostic criteria and monitoring of twin anemia-polycythemia sequence: Delphi procedure. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2020 09; 56(3):388-394.
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Maternal-fetal surgery during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2020 08; 2(3):100144.
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Early- and late-onset selective fetal growth restriction in monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy: natural history and diagnostic criteria. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2020 05; 55(5):661-666.
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Prediction of adverse pregnancy outcome in monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy complicated by selective fetal growth restriction. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2019 02; 53(2):200-207.
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TRAP Sequence in Monochorionic/Monoamniotic (MC/MA) Discordant Twins: Two Cases Treated with Fetoscopic Laser Surgery. Fetal Pediatr Pathol. 2018 12; 37(6):433-447.
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Changes in ductus venosus velocity ratios after fetoscopic laser surgery for twin-twin transfusion syndrome. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Dec; 52(6):802-803.
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Major Discordant Structural Anomalies in Monochorionic Twins: Spectrum and Outcomes. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2018 12; 21(6):546-555.
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Outcome reporting across randomized trials and observational studies evaluating treatments for twin-twin transfusion syndrome: systematic review. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Nov; 52(5):577-585.
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Significance of placental cord insertion site in twin pregnancy. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Sep; 52(3):378-384.
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Twin-to-twin-transfusion syndrome: from amniodrainage to laser. BJOG. 2018 Aug; 125(9):1163.