title: Right ventricular failure with high echoic ventricular wall change after foetoscopic laser photocoagulation: a case report of a donor in twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome.
abstract: The introduction of foetoscopic laser photocoagulation has dramatically improved the prognosis of patients with severe twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. We present the case of a donor who exhibited right-heart failure with a high echoic wall change of the right ventricle after the foetoscopic laser photocoagulation procedure. The prenatal and 1-year postnatal follow-up revealed the gradual recovery of the right ventricular function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics,Kitasato University School of Medicine,Kanagawa,Japan.
authors.forename: Eri
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mineo
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics,Kitasato University School of Medicine,Kanagawa,Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics,Kitasato University School of Medicine,Kanagawa,Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishii
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005330:Fetofetal Transfusion / Q000150:complications*; D005332:Fetoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome; donor; foetoscopic laser photocoagulation; right ventricular failure