 Pregnancy Reduction, Multifetal
"Pregnancy Reduction, Multifetal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Selective abortion of one or more embryos or fetuses in a multiple gestation pregnancy. The usual goal is to improve the outcome for the remaining embryos or fetuses.
| Descriptor ID |
D018607
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.520.050.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Pregnancy Reduction, Multifetal- Pregnancy Reduction, Multifetal
- Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction
- Multifetal Pregnancy Reductions
- Pregnancy Reductions, Multifetal
- Reduction, Multifetal Pregnancy
- Reductions, Multifetal Pregnancy
Embryo Reduction- Embryo Reduction
- Embryo Reductions
- Reduction, Embryo
- Reductions, Embryo
Fetal Termination, Selective- Fetal Termination, Selective
- Fetal Terminations, Selective
- Selective Fetal Termination
- Selective Fetal Terminations
- Termination, Selective Fetal
- Terminations, Selective Fetal
- Fetal Reduction
- Fetal Reductions
- Reduction, Fetal
- Reductions, Fetal
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pregnancy Reduction, Multifetal" by people in Profiles.
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Behrendt N, Galan HL. Fetal Growth in Multiple Gestations: Evaluation and Management. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2021 Jun; 48(2):401-417.
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Abou Chaar MK, Meyers ML, Tucker BD, Galan HL, Liechty KW, Crombleholme TM, Marwan AI. Twin pregnancy complicated by esophageal atresia, duodenal atresia, gastric perforation, and hypoplastic left heart structures in one twin: a case report and review of the literature. J Med Case Rep. 2017 Mar 18; 11(1):64.
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Fischbein R, Meeker J, Saling JR, Chyatte M, Nicholas L. Identifying families' shared disease experiences through a qualitative analysis of online twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome stories. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2016 07 15; 16(1):163.
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Ilagan JG, Wilson RD, Bebbington M, Johnson MP, Hedrick HL, Liechty KW, Adzick NS. Pregnancy outcomes following bipolar umbilical cord cauterization for selective termination in complicated monochorionic multiple gestations. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2008; 23(2):153-8.
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Heyborne KD, Porreco RP. Selective fetocide reverses preeclampsia in discordant twins. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Aug; 191(2):477-80.
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Heyborne KD, Chism DM. Reversal of Ballantyne syndrome by selective second-trimester fetal termination. A case report. J Reprod Med. 2000 Apr; 45(4):360-2.
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