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Single Fetal Demise in Twin Pregnancy—A Great Concern but Still a Favorable Outcome

The incidence of multiple pregnancies has increased in the last decades, mostly explained by the more frequent use of ovulation induction drugs and assisted reproduction techniques. Although single fetal death in the first trimester of twin pregnancy is not an uncommon event nor does it have serious...

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Autores principales: Stefanescu, Bogdan Ioan, Adam, Ana-Maria, Constantin, Georgiana Bianca, Trus, Constantin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8161807/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33946946
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diseases9020033
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Adam, Ana-Maria
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description The incidence of multiple pregnancies has increased in the last decades, mostly explained by the more frequent use of ovulation induction drugs and assisted reproduction techniques. Although single fetal death in the first trimester of twin pregnancy is not an uncommon event nor does it have serious consequences on the survival fetus, the death of one fetus in the second or third trimester of pregnancy is associated with a serious increase in morbidity and mortality for the surviving co-twin. Preterm labor, preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), neurological complications or even the death of the surviving twin have been associated with single fetal demise after mid gestation. We present a very rare case of twin pregnancy with single fetal demise at 26 weeks of gestation successfully managed to term.
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spelling pubmed-81618072021-05-29 Single Fetal Demise in Twin Pregnancy—A Great Concern but Still a Favorable Outcome Stefanescu, Bogdan Ioan Adam, Ana-Maria Constantin, Georgiana Bianca Trus, Constantin Diseases Case Report The incidence of multiple pregnancies has increased in the last decades, mostly explained by the more frequent use of ovulation induction drugs and assisted reproduction techniques. Although single fetal death in the first trimester of twin pregnancy is not an uncommon event nor does it have serious consequences on the survival fetus, the death of one fetus in the second or third trimester of pregnancy is associated with a serious increase in morbidity and mortality for the surviving co-twin. Preterm labor, preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), neurological complications or even the death of the surviving twin have been associated with single fetal demise after mid gestation. We present a very rare case of twin pregnancy with single fetal demise at 26 weeks of gestation successfully managed to term. MDPI 2021-04-29 /pmc/articles/PMC8161807/ /pubmed/33946946 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diseases9020033 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_short Single Fetal Demise in Twin Pregnancy—A Great Concern but Still a Favorable Outcome
title_sort single fetal demise in twin pregnancy—a great concern but still a favorable outcome
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8161807/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33946946
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diseases9020033
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