Efficacy of surgical management of twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence by radiofrequency ablation

case report

Authors

  • Francisco Maximiliano Pancich Gallarreta Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Renato Augusto Moreira de Sá Universidade Federal Fluminense
  • Marcelo Feltrin Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Camila Pigatto Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Caroline Mombaque Santos Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Wendel Mombaque Santos Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Caroline Eckerdt Schroer Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Edson Nunes Morais Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Keywords:

twin pregnancy, prenatal ultrasonography, reversed arterial perfusion sequence, acardiac twin, fetal therapies

Abstract

The twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) is a rare complication of monochorionic twin pregnancies and occurs owing to placental anastomoses arterioarterials. We report a case of a 31 years old woman, in her second pregnancy, and, sonographic diagnosis of this pathology at 22 weeks of gestational age. This has been subjected to bipolar coagulation of the umbilical cord of the acardiac fetus and the pregnancy progressed satisfactorily. Normal fetus was born at 37 weeks and 1 day, 2335 g, APGAR 10/10.

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Published

2014-09-01

How to Cite

1.
Gallarreta FMP, Moreira de Sá RA, Feltrin M, Pigatto C, Santos CM, Santos WM, et al. Efficacy of surgical management of twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence by radiofrequency ablation: case report. RBUS [Internet]. 2014 Sep. 1 [cited 2025 Jan. 18];(17):42-4. Available from: https://revistarbus.sbus.org.br/rbus/article/view/96

Issue

No. 17 (2014): Revista Brasileira de Ultrassonografia

Section

Case Report