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The Relationships of Umbilical Venous Volume Flow, Birthweight and Placental Share in Monochorionic Twin Pregnancies With and Without Selective Intrauterine Growth Restriction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Yao-lung Chang ,
Shuenn-dyh Chang ,
An-shine Chao ,
Chao-nin Wang ,
Tzu-hao Wang  and
Po-jen Cheng
Yao-lung Chang*
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan. [email protected]
Shuenn-dyh Chang
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
An-shine Chao
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
Chao-nin Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
Tzu-hao Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
Po-jen Cheng
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
*
*ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Dr. Yao-Lung Chang, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, 5, Fu-Shin Street, Kweishan, Tao-yuan, Taiwan, ROC, 333.

Abstract

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This study was conducted to investigate the relationship among umbilical venous volume flow, birthweight and placental share in monochorionic twins with or without selective growth restriction. Having excluded cases complicated with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome and one co-twin suffering intrauterine fetal death, a total of 51 monochorionic twin pregnancies were divided into two groups as with (group 1) and without (group 2) selective intrauterine growth restriction. Umbilical venous volume flow was calculated by multiplying the umbilical vein cross-sectional area by half of the maximal velocity around mid-trimester. The placentas were cut along the vascular equator into two individual placental masses. The discordance of birthweight was calculated as [(birthweight of larger twin—birthweight of smaller twin)/birthweight of larger twin 100%]. The discordances of umbilical venous volume flow and placental share were calculated in a similar fashion. The median umbilical venous volume flow discordances (68.4% and 15.3% in groups 1 and 2 monochorionic twins, respectively) were similar and correlated well with the placental share discordances (66.6% and 18.5% in groups 1 and 2 monochorionic twins, respectively) but not with the birthweight discordance (28.6% and 6.4% in groups 1 and 2 monochorionic twins, respectively) in both groups. We concluded that the umbilical venous volume flow discordance reflects the placental share discordance rather than the birthweight discordance in monochorionic twin pregnancies.

Keywords

monochorionic twin pregnancyintrauterine growth restrictionumbilical venous volume flowplacental share
Type
Articles
Information
Twin Research and Human Genetics , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , 01 April 2011 , pp. 192 - 197
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011