Fetofetal Transfusion

"Fetofetal Transfusion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Passage of blood from one fetus to another via an arteriovenous communication or other shunt, in a monozygotic twin pregnancy. It results in anemia in one twin and polycythemia in the other. (Lee et al., Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology, 9th ed, p737-8)

Descriptor ID	D005330
MeSH Number(s)	C15.378.071.363.344 C16.614.053.344
Concept/Terms	Fetofetal Transfusion Fetofetal Transfusion Fetofetal Transfusions Transfusion, Fetofetal Transfusions, Fetofetal Fetal Transfusion Syndrome Fetal Transfusion Syndromes Syndrome, Fetal Transfusion Syndromes, Fetal Transfusion Transfusion Syndrome, Fetal Transfusion Syndromes, Fetal Fetofetal Transfusion Syndrome Fetofetal Transfusion Syndromes Syndrome, Fetofetal Transfusion Syndromes, Fetofetal Transfusion Transfusion Syndrome, Fetofetal Transfusion Syndromes, Fetofetal Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome Syndrome, Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndromes, Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Transfusion Syndrome, Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndromes, Twin-to-Twin Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndromes Twin Transfusion Transfusion, Twin Transfusions, Twin Twin Transfusions Twin Transfusion Syndrome Syndrome, Twin Transfusion Syndromes, Twin Transfusion Transfusion Syndrome, Twin Transfusion Syndromes, Twin Twin Transfusion Syndromes Twin Twin Transfusion Syndrome Cross-Transfusion, Intrauterine Cross Transfusion, Intrauterine Cross-Transfusions, Intrauterine Intrauterine Cross-Transfusions Intrauterine Cross-Transfusion Intrauterine Cross Transfusion

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Diseases [C]
Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases [C15]
Hematologic Diseases [C15.378]
Anemia [C15.378.071]
Anemia, Neonatal [C15.378.071.363]
Fetofetal Transfusion [C15.378.071.363.344]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Infant, Newborn, Diseases [C16.614]
Anemia, Neonatal [C16.614.053]
Fetofetal Transfusion [C16.614.053.344]

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