title: [Clinical use of selective reduction in multifetal pregnancies].
abstract: Selective reduction under ultrasound guidance was carried out in 12 multifetal pregnancies with over 3 fetuses during 8 to 14 gestational weeks. It was performed transabdominally in 9 women but in other 3, tansvaginal approach was used. Ten women have already delivered 19 viable infants, but the remaining 2 aborted after amniotic rupture during the second trimester. Selective reduction is a safe, feasible method for management of multifetal pregnancies with over 3 fetuses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yatsen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D018607:Pregnancy Reduction, Multifetal / Q000379:methods; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal