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. 2002 Feb;80(2):100-2.

[Fetal thoraco-omphalopagus. Prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis at 15 weeks]

[Article in French]
Hamed Habacha  1 , Monia Nouira, Sami Mahjoub, Wassila Sahraoui, Riadh Mellouli, Mohamed Bibi, Hédi Khairi
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  • PMID: 12080552

[Fetal thoraco-omphalopagus. Prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis at 15 weeks]

[Article in French]
Hamed Habacha et al. Tunis Med. 2002 Feb.

Abstract

A case of ultrasonographic prenatal diagnosis of conjoined thoraco-omphalopagus twins is reported at the fifteenth week of amenorrhea. Ultrasonography is the only mean of antepartum diagnosis of conjoined twins; Several diagnostic criteria are recalled as well as etiopathogenic and epidemiological considerations of this rare malformation which may concern 1/15.000 to 1/100.000 pregnancies.

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