Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome - TTTS - Difficult Choices - Fetal Surgery - CHOP (6 of 8)

In some cases of TTTS, fetal treatment may not always be able to save both babies, and families may need to make the difficult choice of sacrificing the ill twin to save the other twin.

Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome has challenged clinicians, researchers and parents since its identification several decades ago. In this video, the staff of The Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia presents a complete overview of TTTS and how advanced prenatal care and fetal treatment, including fetal surgery, provides the best hope for positive outcomes. Comprehensive services range from prenatal evaluation and diagnosis to treatment, including invasive fetal therapy and open fetal surgery.

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• twin-twin transfusion
• TTTS
• fetal surgery
• fetal treatment
• twin to twin
• syndrome
• fetal therapy
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