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Descriptor English: Fetofetal Transfusion
Descriptor Spanish: Transfusión Feto-Fetal
Descriptor transfusión fetofetal
Entry term(s) síndrome de transfusión fetofetal
síndrome de transfusión gemelar
síndrome de transfusión intergemelar
transfusión cruzada intrauterina
transfusión entre gemelos
transfusión gemelar
transfusión intergemelar
transfusión intrauterina cruzada
Scope note: Paso de sangre desde un feto al otro a través de una comunicación arteriovenosa o por otra vía, en un embarazo gemeral monocigótico. Produce anemia en uno de los gemelos y policitemia en el otro.
Descriptor Portuguese: Transfusão Feto-Fetal
Descriptor French: Syndrome de transfusion foeto-foetale
Entry term(s): Cross Transfusion, Intrauterine
Cross-Transfusion, Intrauterine
Cross-Transfusions, Intrauterine
Fetal Transfusion Syndrome
Fetal Transfusion Syndromes
Fetofetal Transfusion Syndrome
Fetofetal Transfusion Syndromes
Fetofetal Transfusions
Intrauterine Cross Transfusion
Intrauterine Cross-Transfusion
Intrauterine Cross-Transfusions
Syndrome, Fetal Transfusion
Syndrome, Fetofetal Transfusion
Syndrome, Twin Transfusion
Syndrome, Twin-to-Twin Transfusion
Syndromes, Fetal Transfusion
Syndromes, Fetofetal Transfusion
Syndromes, Twin Transfusion
Syndromes, Twin-to-Twin Transfusion
Transfusion Syndrome, Fetal
Transfusion Syndrome, Fetofetal
Transfusion Syndrome, Twin
Transfusion Syndrome, Twin-to-Twin
Transfusion Syndromes, Fetal
Transfusion Syndromes, Fetofetal
Transfusion Syndromes, Twin
Transfusion Syndromes, Twin-to-Twin
Transfusion, Fetofetal
Transfusion, Twin
Transfusions, Fetofetal
Transfusions, Twin
Twin Transfusion
Twin Transfusion Syndrome
Twin Transfusion Syndromes
Twin Transfusions
Twin Twin Transfusion Syndrome
Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome
Twin-to-Twin Transfusion
Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndromes
Tree number(s): C15.378.071.363.344
C16.614.053.344
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005330
Scope note: 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)
Annotation: do not coordinate with DISEASES IN TWINS; note category: do not confuse with other "transfusion" concepts in MeSH
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Anemia (1966-1967)
Infant, Newborn, Diseases (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68
DeCS ID: 5440
Unique ID: D005330
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Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Fetofetal Transfusion - Preferred
Concept UI M0008415
Scope note 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)
Preferred term Fetofetal Transfusion
Entry term(s) Cross Transfusion, Intrauterine
Cross-Transfusion, Intrauterine
Cross-Transfusions, Intrauterine
Fetal Transfusion Syndrome
Fetal Transfusion Syndromes
Fetofetal Transfusion Syndrome
Fetofetal Transfusion Syndromes
Fetofetal Transfusions
Intrauterine Cross Transfusion
Intrauterine Cross-Transfusion
Intrauterine Cross-Transfusions
Syndrome, Fetal Transfusion
Syndrome, Fetofetal Transfusion
Syndrome, Twin Transfusion
Syndrome, Twin-to-Twin Transfusion
Syndromes, Fetal Transfusion
Syndromes, Fetofetal Transfusion
Syndromes, Twin Transfusion
Syndromes, Twin-to-Twin Transfusion
Transfusion Syndrome, Fetal
Transfusion Syndrome, Fetofetal
Transfusion Syndrome, Twin
Transfusion Syndrome, Twin-to-Twin
Transfusion Syndromes, Fetal
Transfusion Syndromes, Fetofetal
Transfusion Syndromes, Twin
Transfusion Syndromes, Twin-to-Twin
Transfusion, Fetofetal
Transfusion, Twin
Transfusions, Fetofetal
Transfusions, Twin
Twin Transfusion
Twin Transfusion Syndrome
Twin Transfusion Syndromes
Twin Transfusions
Twin Twin Transfusion Syndrome
Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome
Twin-to-Twin Transfusion
Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndromes



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