title: Early third trimester selective feticide of a compromising twin.
abstract: We report successful selective feticide of an anomalous, comprising twin by using intracardiac potassium chloride injection at 26 weeks gestation. This was associated with later delivery and survival of a very low birth weight infant with normal neurodevelopmental follow-up at 2 years. We suggest that selective feticide in such cases may have an important role to play in management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Still
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kolatat
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Corbett
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Byrne
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D005315:Fetal Diseases; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn; D006801:Humans; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006831:Polyhydramnios / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014429:Twins, Dizygotic