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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Fetofetal Transfusion
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Transfusión Feto-Fetal
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Transfusão Feto-Fetal
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Synonyms English:
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Cross-Transfusion, Intrauterine
Intrauterine Cross-Transfusion
Twin Transfusion Syndrome
Twin Transfusion
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Tree Number:
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C15.378.071.363.344
C16.614.053.344
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Definition English:
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Passage of blood from one fetus to another via an arteriovenous communication or other shunt, in a monozygotic twin pregnancy. It results in anemia in one twin and polycythemia in the other. (Lee et al., Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology, 9th ed, p737-8) |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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"passage of blood from one fetus to another via an arteriovenous communication or other shunt"; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; do not coord with DISEASES IN TWINS; TN 186: differentiate among various "transfusion" concepts
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History Note English:
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68
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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5440
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Unique Identifier:
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D005330
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