Procedural and obstetric outcomes after embryo reduction vs fetal reduction in multifetal pregnancy.
M S KimD H ChoiH KwonE AhnH Y ChoM J BaekJ E ShinMyoung Jin MoonPublished in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2019)
The FR procedure is, overall, a better and safer approach to reducing morbidity and mortality in multifetal pregnancies. Spontaneous demise of one fetus may occur after ER, and FR has the advantage that chorionic villus sampling and ultrasound screening for increased nuchal translucency and anatomical defects can be conducted before the procedure. The ER approach is still reasonable when a patient's religious or other ethical concerns are of primary importance. Copyright © 2018 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.