Acute Fetal Metabolomic Changes in Twins Undergoing Fetoscopic Surgery for Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome

• Published in: Twin research and human genetics Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 56 - 63
• Main Authors: Forde, Braxton, Martin, Samuel, Watanabe-Chailland, Miki, Lim, Foong-Yen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.02.2024
• Subjects: twin-twin transfusion; monochorionicity; metabolomics

Fetuses undergo major surgical stress as well as fluid shifts secondary to both twin-twin transfusion (TTTS) as well as the fetoscopic surgery for treatment of TTTS. While the pathophysiology of TTTS is understood, the acute metabolic changes that fetuses experience from fetoscopic surgery are not....