Endoscopic placental laser coagulation in dichorionic and monochorionic triplet pregnancies
Journal article
Peeva, G., Chaveeva, P., Gil Guevara, E., Akolekar, R. and Nicolaides, K. H. 2016. Endoscopic placental laser coagulation in dichorionic and monochorionic triplet pregnancies. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy. 40 (3), pp. 174-180. https://doi.org/10.1159/000443792
Authors | Peeva, G., Chaveeva, P., Gil Guevara, E., Akolekar, R. and Nicolaides, K. H. |
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Abstract | Objective: To report outcome of monochorionic (MC) and dichorionic (DC) triamniotic (TA) triplet pregnancies treated with endoscopic laser coagulation of communicating placental vessels for severe fetofetal transfusion syndrome (FFTS) and selective fetal growth restriction (sFGR). Methods: Laser surgery was performed at 18 (15-24) weeks gestation in 11 MCTA and 33 DCTA pregnancies complicated by FFTS and 14 DCTA pregnancies complicated by sFGR. Data from our study and previous reports were pooled using meta-analytic techniques. Results: Survival of at least one baby and survival among all fetuses was 97.0% and 72.7% in DCTA pregnancies with FFTS, 78.6% and 52.4% in DCTA pregnancies with sFGR and 81.8% and 39.4% in MCTA pregnancies with FFTS. In the combined data from our study and previous reports, the pooled survival rates in 132 DCTA pregnancies with FFTS were 94.4% and 76.1% and in 29 MCTA pregnancies with FFTS were 80.6% and 57.5%. Conclusions: Survival after laser surgery is higher in DC triplets with FFTS than those with sFGR and in DC than MC triplets with FFTS. |
Keywords | Monochorionic triplets; Dichorionic triplets; Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome; Selective fetal growth restriction; Endoscopic laser coagulation |
Year | 2016 |
Journal | Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy |
Journal citation | 40 (3), pp. 174-180 |
Publisher | Karger |
ISSN | 1015-3837 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1159/000443792 |
Official URL | https://doi.org/10.1159/000443792 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 25 Feb 2016 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 28 Dec 2015 |
Deposited | 07 May 2020 |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Output status | Published |
https://repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/8v30v/endoscopic-placental-laser-coagulation-in-dichorionic-and-monochorionic-triplet-pregnancies
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