Perinatal hepatic infarction in twin-twin transfusion.
O'Sullivan, M J ; Dempsey, E M ; Kirwan, W O ; Ryan, C A
O'Sullivan, M J
Dempsey, E M
Kirwan, W O
Ryan, C A
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Date
2012-02-03T15:10:41Z
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Adult
*Diseases in Twins
Fatal Outcome
Female
Fetofetal Transfusion/*complications/pathology/ultrasonography
Gestational Age
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infarction/*etiology/pathology/ultrasonography
Liver/*blood supply/pathology/ultrasonography
Male
Pregnancy
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
*Diseases in Twins
Fatal Outcome
Female
Fetofetal Transfusion/*complications/pathology/ultrasonography
Gestational Age
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infarction/*etiology/pathology/ultrasonography
Liver/*blood supply/pathology/ultrasonography
Male
Pregnancy
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
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Abstract
We report a case of a twin pregnancy which was complicated by a twin-twin transfusion in which the recipient twin was noted to have an intra-abdominal echogenic mass. This twin died at two days of age of hepatic infarction. The donor twin was healthy at birth, at thirty weeks' gestation, and did not have any subsequent problems. Fetal intra-abdominal echogenicity may be a marker of hepatic infarction.
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eng
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0197-3851 (Print)
0197-3851 (Linking)
0197-3851 (Linking)
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DOI
10.1002/pd.326
PMID
12001202