title: Transabdominal fetal reduction in quadruplet pregnancy during first trimester: a case report.
abstract: Multifetal pregnancy reduction was performed in a patient with quadruplet pregnancy at the 12th week of gestation. Reduction of the fetuses to two was carried out by injecting potassium chloride solution into the fetal chest under transabdominal ultrasound guidance. No complications were encountered and the woman was delivered of healthy twins at 37 weeks of gestation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tannirandorn
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Phaosavasdi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D018607:Pregnancy Reduction, Multifetal / Q000379:methods; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D011783:Quadruplets