The following list of publications will help you in your search for more information. Most are written by members of the Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment team at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. If you are unable to obtain any of these publications, please let us know, and we will send copies to you.
Bebbington MW, Danzer E, Moldenhauer J, Khalek N, Johnson MP. Radio frequency ablation vs. bipolar umbilical cord coagulation in the management of complex monochorionic pregnancies. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Feb 3. doi: 10.1002/uog.11122. [Epub ahead of print]. Cited in PubMed; PMID 22302774. Read the abstract
Skupski DW, Luks FI, Walker M, Papanna R, Bebbington M, Ryan G, et al. Preoperative predictors of death in twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome treated with laser ablation of placental anastomoses. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Oct;203(4):388.e1-388.e11. Epub 2010 Aug 9. Cited in PubMed; PMID 20691964. Read the abstract
Illagan JG, Wilson RD, Bebbington MW, Johnson MP, Hedrick HL, Kiechty KW, et al. Pregnancy outcomes following bipolar umbilical cord cauterization for selective termination in complicated monochorionic multiple gestations. Fetal Diag and Therapy 2008; 23:153-158. Cited in PubMed; PMID 18042995. Read the abstract
Delisle MF, Brosseuk L, Wilson RD. Amniocentesis for twin pregnancies: Is alpha-fetoprotein useful in confirming that the two sacs were sampled? Fetal Diag and Therapy 2007;22: 221-225. Cited in PubMed; PMID 17228163. Read the abstract
von Dadelszen P, Kives S, Delisle MF, Wilson RD, Joy R, et al. The association between early membrane rupture, latency, clinical chorioamnionitis, neonatal infection, and adverse perinatal outcomes in twin pregnancies complicated by preterm prelabour rupture of membranes. Twin Research, Vol 6(4):257-262, August 2003. Cited in PubMed; PMID 14511428. Read the abstract
MacKenzie TC, Crombleholme TM, Johnson MP, Schnaufer L, Flake AW, Hedrick HL, et al. The natural history of prenatally diagnosed conjoined twins. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 37:303-309, 2002. Cited in PubMed; PMID 11877639. Read the abstract
Updated March 2012