Radiofrequency Ablation with an Internally Cooled Electrode for Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence.
Fetal Diagn Ther
; 40(2): 110-5, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The study aims to evaluate the efficacy of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) with an internally cooled electrode for twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) sequence.METHODS:
From April 2008 through December 2014, we retrospectively reviewed all patients who underwent RFA with an internally cooled electrode for TRAP sequence at 3 tertiary referral centers in Japan.RESULTS:
Twenty-five monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancies underwent RFA with an internally cooled electrode for TRAP sequence at 16-27 weeks of gestation. In all cases, umbilical cord blood flow cessation in the acardiac twin was confirmed by ultrasonography with color Doppler. There were 2 cases of procedure-related complications 1 case of unintentional septostomy and 1 case of anemia in a pump twin. Fetal demise of the pump twin occurred in 3 (12%) cases. Twenty-two (88%) of 25 pump twins were delivered alive. The median gestational age at delivery was 36 + 3 weeks (range 25 + 2-40 + 5 weeks). There were 14 cases (64%) of premature deliveries before 37 weeks and 5 (23%) before 32 weeks.CONCLUSION:
RFA with an internally cooled electrode is a feasible and effective procedure for the treatment of TRAP sequence.
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Assunto principal:
Ablação por Cateter
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Transfusão Feto-Fetal
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Fetal Diagn Ther
Assunto da revista:
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
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OBSTETRICIA
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PERINATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão