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Selective feticide of the affected twin by fetoscopic air embolism |
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| Authors: | C H Rodeck R S Mibashan J Abramowicz S Campbell |
| Institution: | 1. Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Haematology, King's College Hospital Medical School, London, S.E.5, U.K.;2. Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Haematology, King's College Hospital Medical School, London, S.E.5, U.K.
Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel. |
| Abstract: | Three twin pregnancies, each with one affected fetus (by microcephaly, haemophilia A and spina bifida respectively) were encountered. Selective feticide was performed at the patient's request by injection of filtered air into an umbilical vessel by fetoscopy. The method was successful in all three pregnancies two of which resulted in a live, healthy baby. |
| Keywords: | KEY WORDS Fetoscopy Prenatal diagnosis Selective feticide Twin pregnancy Neural tube defects Haemophilia |