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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Main Authors: In Gyu Song, Seung Han Shin, Yoon-Min Cho, Youna Lim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04056-4