TRAP (Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion) sequence

• Authors: Aleksandra Doronjski , Taita Stojilković , Slobodan Spasojević , Borko Milanović , Vesna Stojanović
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

TRAP (Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion) sequence is a rare malformation that occurs in monozygotic twin pregnancies. Twin weight ratio in our case was 76% (body weight of pump twin was 1800 g, acardiac twin 1370 g), but in spite of that the pump twin had a mild clinical picture with premature birth, fetal hydrops (mild pleural effusion; hypoproteinemia; on the 3rd day of life the baby was without edema and the level of his serum proteins were in referral ranges) and mild myocardial hypertrophy of left ventricle (echocardiography performed on the 28th day of life was normal).

Keywords

EN

Acardiac twin; Pump twin; Hydrops fetalis

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 491-494

Dates

published

1 - 6 - 2014

online

8 - 7 - 2014

Contributors

author

Aleksandra Doronjski

• Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Medical school, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia

author

Taita Stojilković

• Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Medical school, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia

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Slobodan Spasojević

• Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Medical school, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia

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Borko Milanović

• Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Medical school, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia

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Vesna Stojanović

• Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Medical school, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11536-013-0340-9