Epirubicin. A new entry in the list of fetal cardiotoxic drugs? Intrauterine death of one fetus in a twin pregnancy. Case report and review of literature [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Current knowledge indicate that epirubicin administration in late pregnancy is almost devoid of any fetal cardiotoxicity. We report a twin pregnancy complicated by breast cancer in which epirubicin administration was causatively linked to ...
BRUNELLI, Roberto +10 more
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A prospective study of twinning and perinatal mortality in urban Guinea-Bissau [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Despite twinning being common in Africa, few prospective twin studies have been conducted. We studied twinning rate, perinatal mortality and the clinical characteristics of newborn twins in urban Guinea-Bissau.
Christine Stabell Benn +11 more
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Maternal cardiovascular adaptation to twin pregnancy: a population-based prospective cohort study
Background In women with singleton pregnancies, maternal adaptation is considered a stress test for later life cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to assess maternal adaptation in women with twin pregnancies compared to women carrying ...
Maria C. Adank +6 more
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Maternal plasma DHA levels increase prior to 29 days post-LH surge in women undergoing frozen embryo transfer: a prospective, observational study of human pregnancy [PDF]
Context: Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an important fatty acid required for neurological development but its importance during early fetal neurological organogenesis is unknown.
Brown, E. Ann +9 more
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Discordance for Potter’s Syndrome in a Dichorionic Diamniotic Twin Pregnancy—An Unusual Case Report
Introduction: Potter’s syndrome, also known as Potter’s sequence, is an uncommon and fatal disorder. Potter’s sequence in a multiple pregnancy is uncommon, and its frequency remains unknown.
Stoyan Kostov +4 more
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Successful delayed-interval delivery in monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy: A case report
Delayed-interval delivery in twin pregnancy is a rare occurrence. It is sometimes performed in twin pregnancies when the first twin is born at the limit of viabililty, to improve outcome for the second twin. It has been suggested that monochorionicity is
Tanja Baltus, Maria Luisa Martin
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Non-immune fetal hydrops: etiology and outcome according to gestational age at diagnosis. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: Fetal hydrops is associated with increased perinatal morbidity and mortality. The etiology and outcome of fetal hydrops may differ according to the gestational age at diagnosis.
A. Bhide +12 more
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Background In recent years, first-trimester intrauterine hematoma (IUH) has become increasingly common in twin pregnancy. The majority of studies on IUH have excluded twin pregnancies, and others did not differentiate between singleton and twin ...
Wanqing Ji +5 more
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Hydatiform mole occurs in 1/1000 singleton and 1/20000–100,000 twin pregnancies. Although the pregnancy often ends in a miscarriage or presents with many obstetric complications such as preeclampsia, vaginal bleeding, hyperthyroidism, prematurity, or ...
Alessandro Libretti +5 more
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Left abomasal displacement between the uterus and rumen during bovine twin pregnancy [PDF]
Here, we describe two cases of left displaced abomasum (LDA) in Holstein cattle at 6 and 9 months of twin gestation. Clinical examination revealed signs of proximal ileus with marked abdominal distension, but no ping sounds. An unusually high position of
Cornillie, Pieter +6 more
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