Rare case of twin to twin transfusion syndrome with posterior urethral valves

Tsagias Nikolaos, Kontomanolis N Emmanuel, Limperis Anastasios, Tsikouras Panagiotis, Galazios Georgios

Twin to twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) is a rare complication of monochorionic twin pregnancies. Posterior urethral valves (PUV) is the main cause of urethral obstruction found almost exclusively in male embryos. A 23 – year – old gravida 1 para 0 presented in our department with diamniotic monochorionic twins at 21 weeks of gestation for ultrasound B – scanning and TTTS accompanied with PUV was diagnosed …

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