... to in the content or advertisements. 2025 Arterial tortuosity syndrome Twin pregnancy Monozygotic twins Prenatal diagnosis Case report The management of patients with ATS requires a multidisciplinary approach. Patients may benefit from antihypertensive drugs to reduce hemodynamic stress...

...Eline Meireson; Noortje H.M. van Oostrum; Judith O.E.H. van Laar; Ellen Roets; Esmée M. Bijnens; Liesbeth Lewi; Kristien Roelens Introduction: Twin pregnancies are associated with an increased risk of perinatal morbidity and mortality. Pregnancy complications related to twins, such as fetal growth...

...Yana Brudner; Arwa Issa; Hila Sharabi; Livna Shafat; Boaz Weisz; Alon Shrim Introduction: Twin pregnancy is associated with higher rates of maternal morbidities including gestational diabetes and hypertension. Dichorionic twins are believed to have greater placental mass. Our objective was to study...

... as a complication of fetoscopic laser surgery (FLS) for twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study of FLS cases performed at a single institution between January 2015 and May 2021. Study inclusion was limited to patients with monochorionic-diamniotic twin pregnancies...

...Alicia Martínez-Varea; Clara Martínez-Sáez; Josep Domenech; Julia Desco-Blay; Sagrario Monfort-Pitarch; María Hueso; Vicente Diago-Almela Introduction: The objective was to elucidate if the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio at 24 weeks in twin pregnancies could be useful to select patients who subsequently develop...

...Prathima Radhakrishnan; Saket Thakar; Satyajit Chauhan; Veena Acharya; Anitha Shettikeri Background: Multifetal pregnancies are considered high-risk pregnancies compared to singleton pregnancies. Monochorionic diamniotic (MCDA) twin pregnancies tend to have a more complicated intrauterine course...

...Christine Fenton; Karen Reidy; Marina Demyanenko; Ricardo Palma-Dias; Stephen Cole; Mark P. Umstad Background: Detection of a single yolk sac on early first trimester ultrasound was previously thought to be a reliable diagnostic feature of monochorionic monoamniotic (MCMA) twin pregnancies...

...; Tiziana Frusca Objective: The objective of this study was to longitudinally evaluate maternal echocardiographic findings in uncomplicated twin gestations according to chorionicity. Methods: Healthy women with twin pregnancy were assessed with transthoracic echocardiography across the first, second...

...Eran Weiner; Ohad Feldstein; Letizia Schreiber; Ehud Grinstein; Elad Barber; Ann Dekalo; Jacob Bar; Michal Kovo Objective: To compare placental histopathological lesions and pregnancy outcomes in singleton and twin pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia (PE). Methods: Maternal characteristics...

...Oliver T. Stirrup; Asma Khalil; Francesco D'Antonio; Baskaran Thilaganathan; on behalf of the STORK Introduction: This study investigates patterns of intertwin size discordance in dichorionic diamniotic (DCDA) and monochorionic diamniotic (MCDA) twin pregnancies. Material and Methods: Ultrasound...

... for twin-twin transfusion syndrome in twin pregnancies with at least one survivor. The outcomes evaluated were prelabour rupture of membranes (PROM) and birth <4 weeks, preterm birth (PTB) <28 weeks, and latency to birth. Methods: A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data...

... time between diagnosis and birth, but overall mortality is the same as with expectant management. Twin anemia-polycythemia sequence Twin pregnancy Monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy Laser coagulation Fetal transfusion Table 3 Obstetrical data for comparisons between the treated...

... or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Fetal anomalies Selective termination Twin pregnancy Dear...

... the selective laser treatment technique (n = 120) versus the sequential technique (n = 224) in 344 monochorionic twin pregnancies were included. Mean survival of at least one twin was 88% in the selective group versus 92% (p = 0.22) in the sequential group. Mean survival of both twins was lower in the selective...

...Craig A. Struble; Argyro Syngelaki; Arnold Oliphant; Ken Song; Kypros H. Nicolaides Objective: To estimate fetal fraction (FF) in monozygotic and dizygotic twin pregnancies. Methods: Maternal plasma samples were obtained from 35 monochorionic twin pregnancies with male fetuses (monozygotic) and 35...

... fetuses in the assessment of risk for trisomies in twin pregnancies. Methods: Risk for trisomies 21, 18 and 13 by cfDNA testing were estimated in stored plasma samples obtained at 11-13 weeks' gestation from 207 pregnancies with known outcome and prospectively in 68 twin pregnancies undergoing screening...

... to in the content or advertisements. Complete hydatidiform mole Gestational trophoblastic disease Twin pregnancy • Complete hydatidiform mole with twin live fetus is a rare condition with a broad differential diagnosis and uncertain prognosis. • Clinical management guidelines are lacking...

...Markus Hoopmann; Karl O. Kagan; Britta Yazdi; Eva-Maria Grischke; Harald Abele Introduction: Our purpose was to examine whether the prenatal prediction of a critical birth weight discordance (BWD) in twin pregnancies can be improved by using either different formulae for prenatal fetal weight...

...Waldo Sepulveda; Amy E. Wong; Myriam Ocaranza Background: The occurrence of a discordant chromosomal abnormality in monozygotic twins is an extremely rare condition. Case: We report the prenatal sonographic findings and cytogenetic studies in a monochorionic twin pregnancy discordant for severe...

...Olivier Garbin; Romain Favre; Philippe Weber; Elisabeth Arbogast; Bernard Gasser The association of a normal and a molar egg within a twin pregnancy is extremely rare. The key to diagnosis is the fetal karyotype, thus allowing elimination of its principal differential diagnosis: partial triploid...