2018
In utero Partial Exchange Transfusion Combined with in utero Blood Transfusion for Prenatal Management of Twin Anemia-Polycythemia Sequence
Bahtiyar MO, Ekmekci E, Demirel E, Irani RA, Copel JA. In utero Partial Exchange Transfusion Combined with in utero Blood Transfusion for Prenatal Management of Twin Anemia-Polycythemia Sequence. Fetal Diagnosis And Therapy 2018, 45: 28-35. PMID: 29533957, DOI: 10.1159/000486198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwin anemia-polycythemia sequencePlacental vascular connectionsBlood transfusionTwin-twin transfusion syndromePartial exchange transfusionMonochorionic twin pregnanciesVascular connectionsFetoscopic laser photocoagulationLimited outcome dataAbsence of polyhydramniosAnemic twinPlacental territoryTAPS casesDonor twinRecipient twinPlacental sharingTransfusion syndromeChronic anemiaTwin pregnanciesDangerous complicationExchange transfusionPlacental vesselsUnique complicationsLaser photocoagulationPrenatal treatment
2015
The North American Fetal Therapy Network Consensus Statement
Emery SP, Bahtiyar MO, Dashe JS, Wilkins-Haug LE, Johnson A, Paek BW, Moon-Grady AJ, Skupski DW, O'Brien BM, Harman CR, Simpson LL. The North American Fetal Therapy Network Consensus Statement. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2015, 125: 1236-1243. PMID: 25932853, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000000723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonochorionic gestationsNorth American Fetal Therapy NetworkUnequal placental sharingDetection of complicationsUnique disease processDichorionic gestationsUltrasonographic surveillanceEarly referralPlacental sharingPermanent disabilityConsensus statementPrenatal managementBetter outcomesDisease processClinical practiceGestationSingle placentaTherapy NetworkEarly detectionComplicationsVascular connectionsDeathSurveillanceReferralAngioarchitecture