ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility of fetoscopy-guided bipolar umbilical cord coagulation for selective fetal reduction in complicated monochorionic diamniotic (MCDA) twin pregnancies. METHODS: MCDA twins undergoing fetoscopy-guided bipolar cord coagulation (BCC) were enrolled prospectively between December 2015 to March 2020 in a fetal medicine center. RESULTS: Twenty-three cases undergoing fetoscopy-guided BCC were finally analyzed, including 11 cases for type 2 selective intrauterine growth restriction, 4 cases for twin-twin transfusion syndrome, and 8 cases for a severe discordant anomaly. The overall survival rate was 78.3% (18/23). CONCLUSIONS: Fetoscopy-guided BCC is effective for selective fetal reduction in complicated monochorionic twin pregnancies.
