Search Results - "QUINTERO, Rubén A"

Endoscopic surgery for the antenatal treatment of myelomeningocele: the CECAM trial by Pedreira, Denise A.L., MD, PhD, Zanon, Nelci, MD, PhD, Nishikuni, Koshiro, MD, PhD, Moreira de Sá, Renato A., MD, PhD, Acacio, Gregório L., MD, PhD, Chmait, Ramen H., MD, Kontopoulos, Eftichia V., MD, PhD, Quintero, Rubén A., MD

“…Background A recent randomized clinical trial named Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS trial) showed that prenatal correction of open spina bifida…”
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Stage-based outcomes of 682 consecutive cases of twin–twin transfusion syndrome treated with laser surgery: the USFetus experience by Chmait, Ramen H., MD, Kontopoulos, Eftichia V., MD, Korst, Lisa M., MD, PhD, Llanes, Arlyn, RN, Petisco, Ileana, RN, Quintero, Rubén A., MD

“…Objective We sought to describe stage-specific perinatal outcomes after selective laser photocoagulation of communicating vessels (SLPCV) for twin-twin…”
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Randomized controlled trial of twin-twin transfusion syndrome laser surgery: the sequential trial by Chmait, Ramen H., Korst, Lisa M., Llanes, Arlyn S., Rallo, Kristine R., Chon, Andrew H., Monson, Martha A., Fridman, Moshe, Quintero, Rubén A.

“…Intraoperative blood transfer between twins during laser surgery for twin-twin transfusion syndrome can vary by surgical technique and has been proposed to…”
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The quantitative lung index: the left lung by Kontopoulos, Eftichia V., Quintero, Luis F., Chmait, Ramen, Quintero, Rubén A.

“…We have previously described a gestational age-independent sonographic parameter to assess fetal lung growth in the right lung (right quantitative lung index,…”
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Uterine legacy of open maternal–fetal surgery: preterm uterine rupture by Chmait, Ramen H., Kontopoulos, Eftichia V., Quintero, Rubén A.

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Laser Treatment of Twin–to–Twin Transfusion Syndrome by Quintero, Rubén A., Kontopoulos, Eftichia, Chmait, Ramen H.

“…Objective: Laser ablation of all placental vascular anastomoses is the optimal treatment for twin–twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). However, two important…”
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Amniopatch treatment of iatrogenic preterm premature rupture of membranes (iPPROM) after fetoscopic laser surgery for twin-twin transfusion syndrome by Chmait, Ramen H., Kontopoulos, Eftichia V., Chon, Andrew H., Korst, Lisa M., Llanes, Arlyn, Quintero, Rubén A.

“…Objectives: Amniopatch is a proposed treatment of iatrogenic preterm premature rupture of membranes (iPPROM). We studied characteristics associated with…”
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Successful in utero treatment of an oral teratoma via operative fetoscopy: case report and review of the literature by Kontopoulos, Eftichia V., MD, PhD, Gualtieri, Marc, MD, Quintero, Rubén A., MD

“…The prenatal diagnosis of a nasopharyngeal teratoma carries a very grave prognosis. Although these tumors constitute only 9% of all teratomas, all previous…”
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Perinatal survival in cases of twin-twin transfusion syndrome complicated by selective intrauterine growth restriction by Van Winden, Kristi R., Quintero, Rubén A., Kontopoulos, Eftichia V., Korst, Lisa M., Llanes, Arlyn, Chmait, Ramen H.

“…Objective: To evaluate the impact of selective intrauterine growth restriction (SIUGR) on monochorionic multiples treated with selective laser photocoagulation…”
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Abnormal Umbilical Artery Doppler Findings in the Recipient Twin Before Laser Surgery for Twin‐Twin Transfusion Syndrome by Patel, Shivani, Quintero, Rubén A., Kontopoulos, Eftichia V., Korst, Lisa M., Llanes, Arlyn, Chmait, Ramen H.

“…Objectives In twin‐twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), persistent absent or reversed end‐diastolic flow in the umbilical artery is a rare finding in the…”
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The quantitative lung index (QLI): a gestational age–independent sonographic predictor of fetal lung growth by Quintero, Rubén A., MD, Quintero, Luis F., PhD, Chmait, Ramen, MD, Gómez Castro, Libardo, MD, Korst, Lisa M., MD, PhD, Fridman, Moshe, PhD, Kontopoulos, Eftichia V., MD

“…Objective We sought to develop a gestational age–independent sonographic parameter to characterize lung growth. Study Design Reported descriptors of lung…”
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Risk factors for fetomaternal bleeding after laser therapy for twin‐twin transfusion syndrome by Chon, Andrew H., Korst, Lisa M., Grubbs, Brendan H., Kontopoulos, Eftichia V., Quintero, Rubén A., Chmait, Ramen H.

“…Objective To quantify and assess potential risk factors for transplacental passage of fetal red blood cells (RBCs) into the maternal circulation (fetomaternal…”
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Donor catch-up growth after laser surgery for twin–twin transfusion syndrome by Chmait, Ramen H, Chon, Andrew H, Schrager, Sheree M, Kontopoulos, Eftichia V, Quintero, Rubén A, Vanderbilt, Douglas L

“…Abstract Objective To assess fetal growth after laser surgery for TTTS at the time of prenatal diagnosis, birth, and at 2 years of age. Design/methods Growth…”
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Fetal blood gases after in utero carbon dioxide insufflation for percutaneous fetoscopic spina bifida repair by Sangara, Rauvynne N., Chon, Andrew H., Van Speybroeck, Alexander L., Chu, Jason K., Llanes, Arlyn S., Kontopoulos, Eftichia V., Quintero, Rubén A., Chmait, Ramen H.

“…Prenatal repair of open spina bifida via the percutaneous fetoscopic approach does not require maternal laparotomy, hysterotomy, or exteriorization of the…”
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Decreased Total Placental Mass Found in Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome Gestations with Selective Growth Restriction by Van Winden, Kristi R, Quintero, Rubén A, Kontopoulos, Eftichia V, Korst, Lisa M, Llanes, Arlyn, Chmait, Ramen H

“…We examined placental weight characteristics associated with donor selective intrauterine growth restriction (SIUGR) among patients with twin-twin transfusion…”
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Sequential laser surgery for twin-twin transfusion syndrome by Chmait, Ramen H, Kontopoulos, Eftichia V, Quintero, Rubén A

“…Treatment of twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) via the sequential selective laser photocoagulation of communicating vessels (SQLPCV) technique involves…”
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Sequential selective laser photocoagulation of communicating vessels in twin-twin transfusion syndrome by Quintero, Rubén A., Ishii, Keisuke, Chmait, Ramen H., Bornick, Patricia W., Allen, Mary H., Kontopoulos, Eftichia V.

“…Objective. We have previously described the selective laser photocoagulation of communicating vessels (SLPCV) technique for the treatment of twin-twin…”
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Assessment of the peak systolic velocity of the middle cerebral artery in twin-twin transfusion syndrome. Part I: preoperative assessment by Kontopoulos, Eftichia V., MD, Quintero, Rubén A., MD

“…Objective We sought to assess the incidence of an elevated peak systolic velocity of the middle cerebral artery (MCA-PSV) in twin-twin transfusion syndrome…”
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Intrauterine growth restriction in monochorionic twins by Russell, Zoi, Quintero, Rubén A, Kontopoulos, Eftichia V

“…Summary Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) occurs in approximately 3–10% of singleton pregnancies, in 9.1% of all twins, and in 9.9% of monochorionic…”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Spontaneous Septostomy of the Dividing Membranes in Complicated Monochorionic Diamniotic Multiple Gestations by Chmait, Ramen H, Aghajanian, Paola, Kontopoulos, Eftichia V, Quintero, Ruben A

“…Objective. The purpose of this series is to describe the prenatal diagnostic and management challenges of spontaneous septostomy of the dividing membrane…”
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