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[Clinical use of selective reduction in multifetal pregnancies]. 1995

Q Fang, and G Zhuang, and C Zhou

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yatsen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou.

Selective reduction under ultrasound guidance was carried out in 12 multifetal pregnancies with over 3 fetuses during 8 to 14 gestational weeks. It was performed transabdominally in 9 women but in other 3, tansvaginal approach was used. Ten women have already delivered 19 viable infants, but the remaining 2 aborted after amniotic rupture during the second trimester. Selective reduction is a safe, feasible method for management of multifetal pregnancies with over 3 fetuses.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D011272	Pregnancy, Multiple	The condition of carrying two or more FETUSES simultaneously.	Multiple Pregnancy,Multiple Pregnancies,Pregnancies, Multiple
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016216	Ultrasonography, Prenatal	The visualization of tissues during pregnancy through recording of the echoes of ultrasonic waves directed into the body. The procedure may be applied with reference to the mother or the fetus and with reference to organs or the detection of maternal or fetal disease.	Fetal Ultrasonography,Prenatal Diagnosis, Ultrasonic,Ultrasonography, Fetal,Diagnosis, Prenatal Ultrasonic,Diagnosis, Ultrasonic Prenatal,Prenatal Ultrasonic Diagnosis,Prenatal Ultrasonography,Ultrasonic Diagnosis, Prenatal,Ultrasonic Prenatal Diagnosis,Diagnoses, Prenatal Ultrasonic,Diagnoses, Ultrasonic Prenatal,Prenatal Diagnoses, Ultrasonic,Prenatal Ultrasonic Diagnoses,Ultrasonic Diagnoses, Prenatal,Ultrasonic Prenatal Diagnoses
D018084	Ultrasonography, Interventional	The use of ultrasound to guide minimally invasive surgical procedures such as needle ASPIRATION BIOPSY; DRAINAGE; etc. Its widest application is intravascular ultrasound imaging but it is useful also in urology and intra-abdominal conditions.	Ultrasonography, Intravascular,Ultrasound, Interventional,Interventional Ultrasonography,Intravascular Ultrasonography,Interventional Ultrasound
D018607	Pregnancy Reduction, Multifetal	Selective abortion of one or more embryos or fetuses in a multiple gestation pregnancy. The usual goal is to improve the outcome for the remaining embryos or fetuses.	Embryo Reduction,Fetal Reduction,Fetal Termination, Selective,Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction,Embryo Reductions,Fetal Reductions,Fetal Terminations, Selective,Multifetal Pregnancy Reductions,Pregnancy Reductions, Multifetal,Reduction, Embryo,Reduction, Fetal,Reduction, Multifetal Pregnancy,Reductions, Embryo,Reductions, Fetal,Reductions, Multifetal Pregnancy,Selective Fetal Termination,Selective Fetal Terminations,Termination, Selective Fetal,Terminations, Selective Fetal