2016
North American Fetal Therapy Network: intervention vs expectant management for stage I twin-twin transfusion syndrome
Emery S, Hasley S, Catov J, Miller R, Moon-Grady A, Baschat A, Johnson A, Lim F, Gagnon A, O'Shaughnessy R, Ozcan T, Luks F, Network N. North American Fetal Therapy Network: intervention vs expectant management for stage I twin-twin transfusion syndrome. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2016, 215: 346.e1-346.e7. PMID: 27131587, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.04.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransfusion syndromeLaser therapyExpectant managementStage IPoor outcomePregnancy outcomesPredictors of disease behaviorRecipient maximum vertical pocketRisk of fetal lossDiagnosis of stage ICompare pregnancy outcomesExpectantly managed casesMaximum vertical pocketStage I diseaseProcedure-related complicationsFetal mortality rateOdds of poor outcomeRetrospective observational studyInitial management strategyGestational agePlacenta locationPreterm birthVertical pocketI diseaseFetal loss
2013
Twin–Twin Transfusion Syndrome Presenting as Polyhydramnios in Both Fetuses Secondary to Spontaneous Microseptostomy
Hackney D, Khalek N, Moldenhauer J, Ozcan T. Twin–Twin Transfusion Syndrome Presenting as Polyhydramnios in Both Fetuses Secondary to Spontaneous Microseptostomy. American Journal Of Perinatology Reports 2013, 03: 083-086. PMID: 24147241, PMCID: PMC3799708, DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1343790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTwin-twin transfusion syndromeTransfusion syndromeDiagnosis of twin-twin transfusion syndromeDividing membranePresence of polyhydramniosDiamniotic twinsPlacental examinationUnusual presentationAmniotic sacPolyhydramniosSeptostomyPathological findingsSyndromeUltrasoundDiagnosisOligohydramniosAmniocentesisFetoscopyFetuses