• 'Starry Starry Night' - Twin Anemia Polycythemia Sequence (TAPS) - Part 1

  • Jul 3 2023
  • Length: 23 mins
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'Starry Starry Night' - Twin Anemia Polycythemia Sequence (TAPS) - Part 1

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  • *SPECIAL GUEST* - Dr. Ramesha Papanna – Part 1 of 2

     Join us as we head down another aisle of Twins R’ Us but this time with a very special guest who is joining us for this two-part series on Twin Anemia Polycythemia Sequence (TAPS)!

    This week Dr. Papanna walks us through the following topics on TAPS: 

    • Defining TAPS
    • Pathophysiology of TAPS
    • Difference between spontaneous TAPS and TAPS after a laser for TTTS
    • How TAPS is detected
      • Rate of occurrence of TAPS in monochorionic twin pregnancies
    • The original definition and staging of TAPS from the Leiden group in 2007
      • Fetal vs. neonatal criteria
        • MCA Doppler discordance
      • Staging mirror TTTS staging
    • The three stages of population-based disease
      • Screening – deploying a particular test on a large population to pick up on potential disease
      • Diagnosis – confirmatory test
      • Outcome –the effect of the diagnosis on
    • Common ultrasound findings in TAPS
      • ‘Starry Liver’
      • Placental thickness
      • Discordant MCAs
    • Placental vessel anastomosis types involved in TAPS

    Tune in next week for Part 2!
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