First trimester diagnosis of dicephalic parapagus conjoined twins via transvaginal ultrasonography

Vural F., Vural B.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND, cilt.33, sa.7, ss.364-366, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/jcu.20141
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.364-366
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Conjoined twins are rare, and most cases are thoracopagus. Parapagus conjoined twins (one body with two heads) are extremely rare. We report a case of dicephalic parapagus twins that was diagnosed in the first trimester at 10 weeks via transvaginal ultrasonography. (c) 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.