Discordant retinopathy of prematurity in twin anemia-polycythemia sequence.

Autor: Sheales MP; The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., Sheth S; The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., Edwards AG; Perinatal Services, Fetal Diagnostic Unit, Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., Carden SM; The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: Smcarden@aol.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus [J AAPOS] 2017 Apr; Vol. 21 (2), pp. 173-174. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Feb 24.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2016.11.026
Abstrakt: We report the case of severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in the donor twin with twin anemia-polycythemia sequence managed with the novel treatment of intrauterine blood transfusions. The fellow polycythemic twin was managed with intrauterine venesection and developed only mild ROP. Thus, despite intrauterine improvement of the twins' hemodynamic conditions, the risk of developing severe ROP remained in the donor twin.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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