Amniotic fluid discordance
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An amniotic fluid discordance is usually defined as a difference in amniotic fluid volumes in a twin pregnancy. ItIt is a predictor of poor fetal outcome in twin pregnancy related complications.
Pathology
Causes of amniotic fluid discordance include :
- twin-twin transfusion syndrome
- placental insufficiency
- intrauterine infection
- congenital (e.g. renal agenesis in one twin)
- premature rupture of membranes in one of the twins (in MCDA / DCDA pregnancies)
See also
-<p>An <strong>amniotic fluid discordance</strong> is usually defined as a difference in <a href="/articles/amniotic-fluid-volume-1" title="Amniotic fluid volumes (AFV)">amniotic fluid volumes</a> in a <a href="/articles/multifetal-pregnancy-1" title="Twin pregnancy">twin pregnancy</a>. It is a predictor poor fetal outcome in twin pregnancy related complications.</p><h4>Pathology</h4><p>Causes of amniotic fluid discordance include :</p><ul>-<li><a href="/articles/twin-twin-transfusion-syndrome-1" title="Twin-twin transfusion syndrome">twin-twin transfusion syndrome</a></li>-<li><a href="/articles/placental-insufficiency" title="placental insufficiency">placental insufficiency</a></li>-<li><a href="/articles/in-utero-infection" title="Intrauterine infection">intrauterine infection</a></li>-<li>congenital (e.g. <a href="/articles/renal-agenesis" title="Renal agenesis">renal agenesis</a> in one twin)</li>- +<p>An <strong>amniotic fluid discordance</strong> is usually defined as a difference in <a href="/articles/amniotic-fluid-volume-1">amniotic fluid volumes</a> in a <a href="/articles/twin-pregnancy-1">twin pregnancy</a>. It is a predictor of poor fetal outcome in twin pregnancy related complications.</p><h4>Pathology</h4><p>Causes of amniotic fluid discordance include :</p><ul>
- +<li><a href="/articles/twin-twin-transfusion-syndrome-1">twin-twin transfusion syndrome</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/placental-insufficiency">placental insufficiency</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/in-utero-infection">intrauterine infection</a></li>
- +<li>congenital (e.g. <a href="/articles/renal-agenesis">renal agenesis</a> in one twin)</li>
-<a href="/articles/premature-rupture-of-membranes" title="premature rupture of membranes">premature rupture of membranes</a> in one of the twins (in <a href="/articles/monochorionic-diamniotic-twin-pregnancy" title="MCDA twin">MCDA</a> / <a href="/articles/dichorionic-diamniotic-twin-pregnancy" title="DCDA pregnancy">DCDA </a>pregnancies)</li>- +<a href="/articles/premature-rupture-of-membranes">premature rupture of membranes</a> in one of the twins (in <a href="/articles/monochorionic-diamniotic-twin-pregnancy">MCDA</a> / <a href="/articles/dichorionic-diamniotic-twin-pregnancy">DCDA </a>pregnancies)</li>
-<li><a href="/articles/discordant-fetal-growth" title="discordant fetal growth">discordant fetal growth</a></li>-<li><a href="/articles/disparate-fetal-growth" title="disparate fetal growth">disparate fetal growth</a></li>- +<li><a href="/articles/discordant-fetal-growth">discordant fetal growth</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/disparate-fetal-growth">disparate fetal growth</a></li>