2020
Treatment and outcome of 370 cases with spontaneous or post‐laser twin anemia–polycythemia sequence managed in 17 fetal therapy centers
Tollenaar L, Slaghekke F, Lewi L, Ville Y, Lanna M, Weingertner A, Ryan G, Arévalo S, Khalil A, Brock C, Klaritsch P, Hecher K, Gardener G, Bevilacqua E, Kostyukov K, Bahtiyar M, Kilby M, Tiblad E, Oepkes D, Lopriore E, Middeldorp J, Haak M, Klumper F, Akkermans J, Delagrange H, Pandya V, Faiola S, Favre R, Hobson S, Rodo C, Thilaganathan B, Papanna R, Greimel P, de Sousa M, Carlin A, Gladkova K, Copel J. Treatment and outcome of 370 cases with spontaneous or post‐laser twin anemia–polycythemia sequence managed in 17 fetal therapy centers. Ultrasound In Obstetrics And Gynecology 2020, 56: 378-387. PMID: 32291846, PMCID: PMC7497010, DOI: 10.1002/uog.22042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwin anemia-polycythemia sequenceFetal therapy centersMonochorionic twin pregnanciesPost-laser twin anemia-polycythemia sequenceExpectant management groupSevere neonatal morbidityIntrauterine transfusionExpectant managementPerinatal mortalitySelective feticideTwin pregnanciesLaser surgeryNeonatal morbidityDelivery groupIUT groupDiagnosis of TAPSMiddle cerebral artery peak systolic velocityFetal middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocityBirth intervalLaser surgery groupProlongation of pregnancyTherapy CenterPeak systolic velocityLarge international cohortMedian diagnosis
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