Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) | TTTS treatment

What is the treatment for TTTS? · Serial amniocentesis: A procedure that is used periodically to relieve the recipient twin of the excess accumulation of ...PayYourBillMyChildren'sPatientPortalInternationalVisitorsWaystoHelpCareersDonateDonateForPatientsForHealthCareProfessionalsPrograms&ServicesConditions&TreatmentsResearchInnovationCloseForPatientsForHealthCareProfessionalsPrograms&ServicesConditions&TreatmentsResearchInnovationInternationalVisitorsWaystoHelpCareersDonateDonatePayYourBillMyChildren'sPatientPortalConditionsNavigationOverviewDiagnosis&TreatmentPrograms&ServicesTwin-TwinTransfusionSyndrome(TTTS)|Diagnosis&TreatmentHowisTTTSdiagnosed?Signsoftheconditionmaybenotedonaroutine prenatalultrasound,oryourobstetricianmayreferyouforanultrasoundifyouruterusmeasureslargerthanitshouldforyourparticularweekofpregnancy.Thediscrepancyinmeasurementdoesn'talwaysmeanthatthereisaproblem.Butifaproblemissuspectedontheultrasound,youmaybereferredtoanotherdoctorwhospecializesinhigh-riskcasesforamoredetailedLevel3ultrasound.Othertestsyoumayencounterinclude:Fetalechocardiography:Aspecialultrasoundofababy'sheart.Dopplerflowstudy:Thisletsyourdoctorassessbloodflowintheumbilicalbloodveinandarteries,fetalbrainandfetalheart.Magneticresonanceimaging(MRI):Todetermineifthereisanyneurologicaldamageinthedonortwin;ittakespicturesofthefetus'sbrainthroughthemother'sabdomenUltrasoundfindingsthatpointtoadiagnosisofTTTSincludeidenticaltwinswithasharedplacentaandabnormalcommunicatingbloodvessels. Youmayalsoheartheterm"stucktwin,"whichreferstothedonortwin,who,withsuchlittlefluidinthesac,isrestrictedinmovementandcanbecomestuckagainsttheuterus.Whenonetwindiesthereisaseriousriskofdeathorsevereneurologicalinjurytotheotherfetus.Withouttreatment,deathwilloccurinabout80percentofthesecases.WhatisthetreatmentforTTTS?ThereareseveraldifferentproceduresusedtotreatTTTS.Whichprocedureorcombinationofproceduresisusedwillusuallydependonthelevelofseverityofthecondition.SomecasesofTTTSneverprogresspasttheearliest


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