title: Mirror Syndrome after Fetoscopic Laser Treatment - A Case Report.
abstract: Mirror syndrome is a rare disease with unknown pathophysiology that can be present in different diseases that can cause fetal hydrops. The prognosis is usually bad with a high perinatal mortality. We report an unusual form of mirror syndrome that manifested itself only after a successful treatment for fetal hydrops (caused by twin-twin transfusion syndrome, in Quinteros stage IV) was performed. This syndrome was controlled by medical treatment, and despite the usually bad prognosis seen in these cases, we could extend the pregnancy from the 23rd to the 34th week of gestation, resulting in the birth of 2 live infants.
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics Unit A, Maternidade Dr. Daniel de Matos, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra (CHUC), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: Ana Maria Simões
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Brandão
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics Unit A, Maternidade Dr. Daniel de Matos, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra (CHUC), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: Ana Patrícia Rodrigues
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Domingues
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics Unit A, Maternidade Dr. Daniel de Matos, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra (CHUC), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: Etelvina Morais Ferreira
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics Unit A, Maternidade Dr. Daniel de Matos, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra (CHUC), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: Teresa Maria Antunes
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics Unit A, Maternidade Dr. Daniel de Matos, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra (CHUC), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: José Paulo Achando Silva
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Moura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005332:Fetoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis / Q000601:surgery*; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013577:Syndrome