Twin anemia-polycythemia sequence

Twin anemia-polycythemia sequence (TAPS) is a chronic type of unbalanced fetal transfusion in monochorionic twins that results in polycythemia in the TAPS recipient and anemia in the TAPS donor due to tiny placental anastomoses. Post-laser TAPS and spontaneous TAPS are the two forms of TAPS. Unlike twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, which arises when twin oligohydramnios polyhydramnios sequence (TOPS) is present, TAPS develops in its absence.