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PLACENTA
卷 33, 期 3, 页码 171-174出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2011.12.004
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Monochorionic placentas; Birth weight discordance; Selective intrauterine growth restriction; Arterio-arterial anastomosis; Velamentous cord insertion; Placental sharing
Objective: To compare the placental characteristics in monochorionic (MC) twin pregnancies with and without birth weight discordance (BWD). Methods: We performed a matched case-control study to compare the placental characteristics of MC placentas from pregnancies with BWD (>= 25%) (n = 47) with a control group of MC placentas without BWD (n = 47), matched for gestational age at birth. Placental sharing, angioarchitecture and diameter of the arterio-arterial (AA) anastomosis were assessed by placental injection with colored dye. Results: The rate of velamentous cord insertion in MC placentas with and without BWD was 30% (28/94) and 16% (15/94), respectively (p = 0.036). Placental sharing discordance in MC placentas with and without BWD was 36% and 17%, respectively (p < 0.001). The mean diameter of the M anastomosis in MC placentas with and without BWD was 2.2 mm and 1.8 mm, respectively (p = 0.024). Conclusion: MC placentas from growth-discordant twins are more unequally shared, have a higher rate of velamentous cord insertions and larger diameter of AA anastomosis compared to gestational age matched controls. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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