Survival of children with trisomy 18 associated with the presence of congenital heart disease and intervention in the Republic of Korea
Abstract Background Trisomy 18 syndrome (T18) is the second most common autosomal trisomy and has a high risk of fetal loss and stillbirth. Aggressive surgical treatments for the respiratory, cardiac, or digestive systems of patients with T18 were previously futile, while the results of recent studi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-05-01
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Series: | BMC Pediatrics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04056-4 |