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Predicting Six-Month Survival After Fetoscopic Laser Ablation in Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome: Key Pre-Procedure Indicators and Temporal Outcomes

By MedXY|Sep 7, 2026

This study identifies short cervical length, early gestational age at intervention, and abnormal donor umbilical artery Doppler as significant preoperative predictors of six-month survival after fetoscopic laser ablation for twin-twin trans

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Does the order of ablation of vein-to-vein placental connections during fetoscopic laser photocoagulation affect outcomes in twin-twin transfusion syndrome?

By MedXY|Aug 18, 2026

In TTTS, a post hoc analysis found that treating vein-to-vein placental connections at the end of fetoscopic laser surgery was linked to worse donor and recipient survival than earlier treatment.