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Can Intrauterine Death of a Co-Twin Result in Renal Failure in the Survivor?

Authors :
Ayşegül Zenciroğlu
Banu Aydin
Nurullah Okumus
Hasibe Gökçe Çınar
Serdar Beken
Nuran Uzunalic
Özlem Aydoğ
Sare Gülfem Akyüz
Dilek Dilli
Source :
Renal Failure. 35:544-546
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Informa UK Limited, 2013.

Abstract

Multiple pregnancies are characterized by significantly higher rates of intrauterine and perinatal morbidities and fetal death compared to singleton pregnancies. It is well known that the death of a co-twin during the second and third trimester can cause damage in the other fetus. Here we report two newborn cases presenting with renal failure probably caused by intrauterine death of their co-twins shortly before birth.

Details

ISSN :
15256049 and 0886022X
Volume :
35
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Renal Failure
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....de20b5f84ee37668f2e35e3ed615b801