Upper limb vascular occlusion in the recipient of a monochorionic twin pair. (May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Parthenis, Christos; Koleskas, Dimitrios; Spanoudaki, Chara; Delivoria, Varvara; Souka, Athena
• Is Part Of: Journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine. Volume 28:Number 8(2015)
• Page Start: 922
• Page End: 923
• Publication Date: 2015-05
• Subjects: Obstetrics -- Periodicals; Perinatology -- Periodicals; Infants (Newborn) -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Neonatology -- Periodicals; 618.2
• DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2014.937694
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1476-7058

Abstract

<abstract> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Monochorionicity is responsible for an increased rate of severe complications because of unequal splitting of the placental mass and/or an imbalance in the blood flow across placental vascular anastomoses. Vascular limb occlusion is one of the rare complications of monochorionic twins, usually occurring in the lower extremities after intra-uterine death of one twin, antenatal intervention (amnio-reduction or laser therapy) or in the presence of twin anemia-polycythemia syndrome. We report a case of vascular occlusion of the upper extremity in the recipient twin of a monochorionic pair in the absence of those predisposing factors.</p> </abstract>