Author:
Kozinszky Zoltan,Pásztor Norbert,Márton Virág,Sikovanyecz János,Keresztúri Attila,Németh Gábor
Abstract
Abstract
Background:
On rare occasions, elective iatrogenic reduction of a dichorionic twin is performed due to maternal request and in order to improve the perinatal outcome.
Materials and methods:
Nine twin-to-singleton reductions were identified retrospectively at the Feto-maternal Unit, University of Szeged, Hungary, between December 1997 and June 2015. A post-procedure, routine weekly sonographic scan revealed severe oligohydramnios in two out of the nine cases (22.2%) and amnioinfusion was performed in the mid-trimester to prolong gestation. The fetus survived in one case (11.1%) and the pregnancy continued until preterm birth.
Conclusion:
A repeated sonographic follow-up for an early diagnosis of oligohydramnios is feasible to avoid miscarriage after artificial embryo reduction.
Subject
Obstetrics and Gynecology,Embryology,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
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