title: Role of psychological intervention in fetoscopic laser surgery of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aims to investigate the influence of application of psychological intervention in fetoscopic laser surgery of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) on perinatal outcome.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of ten cases of pregnant women diagnosed with TTTS from January 2007 to December 2009 in the present hospital were selected. Their gestational weeks ranged from 16 to 29 weeks. Under the location of B ultrasound, the method of intra-amniotic fetoscopic laser occlusion of chorioangiopagous vessels (FLOC) plus amnioreduction was conducted for treatment. Contemporarily, psychological intervention was also carried out.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative behavior controls of all pregnant women were good, and all operations were successfully completed to achieve the desired purpose of rehabilitation discharge.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fetoscopic laser surgery is an effective treatment for TTTS and competent psychological intervention is one of important measures for successful operation and pregnant woman rehabilitation discharge.
authors.affiliation: The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: L X
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005330:Fetofetal Transfusion / Q000601:surgery*; D005332:Fetoscopy / Q000523:psychology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D011613:Psychotherapy