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11169294

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-12
pubmed:abstractText
Cephalopagus twinning, an extremely rare type of conjoined twins, is characterized by the anterior union of the upper half of the body, with two faces each situated on the opposite side of a conjoined head. The prognosis for cephalopagus twins is extremely poor because surgical separation is not an option. Thus early prenatal diagnosis of cephalopagus twins is important to provide an opportunity for pregnancy termination if desired. However, in many instances, cephalopagus twins are misdiagnosed as a singleton pregnancy because of the extreme degree of fusion which makes accurate demonstration of the abnormalities very difficult. This report presents a case of cephalopagus twins which was confirmed at 13 weeks of gestation using three-dimensional ultrasound.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0960-7692
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
264-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Prenatal evaluation of cephalopagus conjoined twins by means of three-dimensional ultrasound at 13 weeks of pregnancy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article