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Case Reports
. 2016 Jun;13(2):106-108.
doi: 10.4274/tjod.89814. Epub 2016 Jun 15.

Early prenatal diagnosis of thoraco-omphalopagus twins at ten weeks of gestation by ultrasound

Dilşat Herkiloğlu  1 , Başak Baksu  2 , Oya Pekin  2
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Early prenatal diagnosis of thoraco-omphalopagus twins at ten weeks of gestation by ultrasound

Dilşat Herkiloğlu et al. Turk J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Jun.

Abstract

Early prenatal diagnosis of conjoined twins, an extreme form of monozygotic twinning, is very important for the further management and counselling of parents because they are associated with high perinatal mortality. We present a case of thoraco-omphalopagus twins diagnosed at ten weeks and four days of gestation by two-dimensional Doppler ultrasound, which was then terminated.

Keywords: Doppler ultrasonography; conjoined twins; monozygotic twins; ultrasonography.

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