Fetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein varix in monochorionic twin: is it significant?

Fetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein varix in monochorionic twin: is it significant?

A 30 year old Taiwanese in her second pregnancy conceived spontaneously to a monochorionic twin pregnancy. A routine ultrasound surveillance at 27 weeks of gestation revealed a selective intrauterine growth restriction (sIUGR) fetus and an appropriate gestational age (AGA) fetus. The AGA fetus was f...

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Main Authors: Ismail, Hamizah, Chang, Yao-Lung, Chang, Shuenn-Dyh, Nusee, Zalina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2011
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R Medicine (General)
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spelling iium-233212012-04-17T02:13:04Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/23321/ Fetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein varix in monochorionic twin: is it significant? Ismail, Hamizah Chang, Yao-Lung Chang, Shuenn-Dyh Nusee, Zalina R Medicine (General) A 30 year old Taiwanese in her second pregnancy conceived spontaneously to a monochorionic twin pregnancy. A routine ultrasound surveillance at 27 weeks of gestation revealed a selective intrauterine growth restriction (sIUGR) fetus and an appropriate gestational age (AGA) fetus. The AGA fetus was found to have fetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein (FIUV) varix. Serials ultrasound showed no changes in the FIUV varix. Two weeks later the pregnancy progressed to twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). Repeated amnioreductions were required at 29 and 30 weeks gestation. Pregnancy ends up with Caesarean section at 31 weeks due to fetal distress in the sIUGR fetus. Both fetuses survived the neonatal period with problems of prematurity. The FIUV varix disappeared few days following delivery Universiti Sains Malaysia 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/23321/1/n60_1.pdf Ismail, Hamizah and Chang, Yao-Lung and Chang, Shuenn-Dyh and Nusee, Zalina (2011) Fetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein varix in monochorionic twin: is it significant? Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences . ISSN 1394-195X http://ernd.usm.my/journal/journal/CR_Ismail%20et%20al.pdf
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topic R Medicine (General)
spellingShingle R Medicine (General)
Ismail, Hamizah
Chang, Yao-Lung
Chang, Shuenn-Dyh
Nusee, Zalina
Fetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein varix in monochorionic twin: is it significant?
description A 30 year old Taiwanese in her second pregnancy conceived spontaneously to a monochorionic twin pregnancy. A routine ultrasound surveillance at 27 weeks of gestation revealed a selective intrauterine growth restriction (sIUGR) fetus and an appropriate gestational age (AGA) fetus. The AGA fetus was found to have fetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein (FIUV) varix. Serials ultrasound showed no changes in the FIUV varix. Two weeks later the pregnancy progressed to twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). Repeated amnioreductions were required at 29 and 30 weeks gestation. Pregnancy ends up with Caesarean section at 31 weeks due to fetal distress in the sIUGR fetus. Both fetuses survived the neonatal period with problems of prematurity. The FIUV varix disappeared few days following delivery
format Article
author Ismail, Hamizah
Chang, Yao-Lung
Chang, Shuenn-Dyh
Nusee, Zalina
author_facet Ismail, Hamizah
Chang, Yao-Lung
Chang, Shuenn-Dyh
Nusee, Zalina
author_sort Ismail, Hamizah
title Fetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein varix in monochorionic twin: is it significant?
title_short Fetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein varix in monochorionic twin: is it significant?
title_full Fetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein varix in monochorionic twin: is it significant?
title_fullStr Fetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein varix in monochorionic twin: is it significant?
title_full_unstemmed Fetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein varix in monochorionic twin: is it significant?
title_sort fetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein varix in monochorionic twin: is it significant?
publisher Universiti Sains Malaysia
publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/23321/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/23321/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/23321/1/n60_1.pdf
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