First-trimester intervention in twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence: does size matter?

M RoethlisbergerB StrizekI GottschalkM R MallmannA GeipelU GembruchC Berg

Published in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2017)

Although technically feasible, IFL performed in the first trimester for TRAP sequence is associated with a significant fetal loss rate. Gestational age at intervention, (CRL - URL)/CRL ratio and URL/CRL ratio are potential predictors of pregnancy outcome. Copyright © 2016 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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