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Original Article

The experience of modified sequential selective laser photocoagulation of communicating vessels technique for twin-twin transfusion syndrome

Susumu Murataa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Mayumi Takanob Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Toho University Omori Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan;
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Yukiko Kagawaa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan;
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Masahiro Sumiec Department of Obstetrics, Fukuoka Children’s Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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Masahiko Nakatab Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Toho University Omori Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan;
Pages 1137-1141 | Received 06 Sep 2016, Accepted 22 Mar 2017, Published online: 17 Apr 2017

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