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  2. Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
  3. The St. Luke’s Hospital Gazette
  4. 1967
  5. TSLHG, Volume 2, Issue 2
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dc.contributor.authorVassallo Agius, Paul-
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-18T13:08:47Z-
dc.date.available2016-10-18T13:08:47Z-
dc.date.issued1967-
dc.identifier.citationVassallo Agius, P. (1967). A case of intraplacental twin transfusion. The St. Luke`s Hospital Gazette, 2(2), 124-127.en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/13092-
dc.description.abstractThere have been several reports of polycythaemia in one of uniovular twins with anaemia in the other twin. This syndrome has been recently fully recorded and reviewed by Corney and Aherne (1965). We describe here a severe example of this condition, with jaundice in the polycythaemic twin necessitating exchange transfusion. The severe anaemia in the other twin caused death in utero, and the birth of a macerated foetus. The twins showing intraplacental transfusion are described. Successful treatment of the polycythaemia and hyperbilirubinaemia is described. Bilirubin estimation should be performed routinely in such cases because polycythaemia may mask severe jaundice. Furthermore, previous reports of the condition and its management are briefly discussed.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherThe St. Luke`s Hospital Gazetteen_GB
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_GB
dc.subjectPolycythemia -- Case studiesen_GB
dc.subjectPlacenta -- Abnormalities -- Case studiesen_GB
dc.subjectTwins -- Case studiesen_GB
dc.subjectBilirubinen_GB
dc.titleA case of intraplacental twin transfusionen_GB
dc.typearticleen_GB
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