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The Individual Fetal Weight/estimated Placental Weight Ratios in Monochorionic Twins with Selective Intrauterine Growth Restriction by Yao‐Lung Chang; Shuenn‐Dyh Chang; An‐Shine Chao; Peter C. C. Hsieh; Chao‐Nin Wang; Ling‐Hong Tseng is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Abstract ## Objectives To evaluate the individual fetal weight/estimated placental weight ratios (__F__/__P__ ratio) of the two fetuses in monochorionic (MC) twins with selective intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). ## Material and Methods MC twin with selective IUGR was defined as an estimated fetal weight below the 10th percentile in one twin of MC pregnancy. The estimated individual placental weight was obtained by cutting the placenta along the vascular equator into two territories. A total of 15 MC twins with selective IUGR and 18 MC twins without selective IUGR were included in this study. ## Results The individual __F__/__P__ ratio in the IUGR twin is significantly higher than that in the appropriate for gestational age (AGA) one in MC twin with selective IUGR (6.4 vs 4.0 respectively, __p__ < 0.001). In MC twin without IUGR, the __F__/__P__ ratios are not significantly different between the two fetuses (5.4 vs 5.1, respectively). ## Conclusion The high __F__/__P__ ratio in the IUGR twin in MC with selective IUGR may be due to the placental reserve phenomenon, so that a smaller placental territory may suffice to perfuse the IUGR twin. In other words, in MC twin gestati

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Author

Yao‐Lung Chang; Shuenn‐Dyh Chang; An‐Shine Chao; Peter C. C. Hsieh; Chao‐Nin Wang; Ling‐Hong Tseng

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley; Research Square (ISSN 0197-3851)

Published

2008

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)