A Case of Periventricular Leukomalacia and Necrotizing Enterocolitis in a Surviving Twin after Intrauterine Fetal Death in Twin Pregnancy.
- Author:
Il Ji OH
1
;
Jin Young CHO
;
Eun Jung CHOI
;
Jong Geon KIM
;
Yeon Kyun OH
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea. oyk5412@wonkwang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Co-twin;
Single fetal death;
Periventricular leukomalacia;
Necrotizing enterocolitis
- MeSH:
Enterocolitis, Necrotizing*;
Female;
Fetal Death*;
Humans;
Infant, Newborn;
Leukomalacia, Periventricular*;
Mortality;
Pregnancy;
Pregnancy Trimester, Third;
Pregnancy, Twin*;
Prognosis;
Renal Insufficiency
- From:Korean Journal of Perinatology
2005;16(4):327-331
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Single fetal death in the late second or the third trimester in twin pregnancy is associated with high mortality and morbidity of surviving co-twin. Monochorionic twins have an increased risk of intrauterine fetal death, its prognosis is poor, and assoiated with neurological damage in the surviving co-twin. And renal, cutaneous, pulmonary, gastrointestinal complications are also reported. Especially, survivals with twin-to-twin transfusion are at risk for development of renal insufficiency, periventricular leukomalaca, and necrotizing enterocolitis. In this report, we present a case of surviving co-twin complicated with periventricular leukomalacia and necrotizing enterocolitis delivered after intrauterine single death in twin pregnancy.
