"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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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fetofetal Transfusion" by people in Profiles.
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Selective Fetoscopic Laser Photocoagulation or Expectant Management for Stage I Twin-Twin Transfusion: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2022; 49(9-10):394-402.
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Imbalances in circulating angiogenic factors in the pathophysiology of preeclampsia and related disorders. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 02; 226(2S):S1019-S1034.
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Influence of maternal obesity and metabolic and vascular mediators in twin-twin transfusion syndrome. Reprod Biol. 2019 Jun; 19(2):165-172.
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Perinatal and obstetric outcomes of dichorionic vs trichorionic triplet pregnancies. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 May; 214(5):659.e1-5.
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Purpuric phototherapy-induced eruption in transfused neonates: relation to transient porphyrinemia. Pediatrics. 1997 Sep; 100(3 Pt 1):360-4.
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Twin-twin transfusion with abrupt onset of microcephaly in the surviving recipient following spontaneous death of the donor twin. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1993 Jul; 169(1):85-8.
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Twin-twin transfusion syndrome: rapid development of severe hydrops of the donor following selective feticide of the hydropic recipient. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1993 Jul; 169(1):166-8.