title: Treatment of twin-twin transfusion syndrome with proximate umbilical cord insertions.
abstract: Laser ablation of anastomosis is one method for treatment of twin-twin transfusion syndrome in monochorionic pregnancies. Sonographic mapping of the umbilical cord insertions is an important aspect of the preoperative workup before laser ablation. Proximate umbilical cord insertions can be potential contraindications to laser ablation. This series discusses 6 such cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1709 Dryden Rd, Houston, TX 77030, USA. manishag@bcm.edu
authors.forename: Manisha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gandhi
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Papanna
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moise
authors.forename: Edwina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Popek
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Kenneth J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Moise
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005330:Fetofetal Transfusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010920:Placenta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*