Dichorionic, diamnionic twin pregnancy discordant for anencephaly: Report of two cases and literature review | Zendy

Eun L. Langman | Zendy; B S Hertzberg | Zendy; Brita K. Boyd | Zendy; Rajan T. Gupta | Zendy

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Dichorionic, diamnionic twin pregnancy discordant for anencephaly: Report of two cases and literature review

Author(s) -

Eun L. Langman,

B S Hertzberg,

Brita K. Boyd,

Rajan T. Gupta

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

radiology case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221

H-Index - 10

ISSN - 1930-0433

DOI - 10.2484/rcr.v8i2.843

Subject(s) - anencephaly , medicine , obstetrics , pregnancy , twin pregnancy , maternal morbidity , fetus , genetics , biology

Anencephaly is a lethal diagnosis. In the unique situation of a twin pregnancy discordant for anencephaly, early ultrasound diagnosis based on the discrepancy in the appearance of the heads can facilitate management and potentially decrease morbidity and mortality for the unaffected twin. We report two such cases of dichorionic, diamniotic twin pregnancies and provide a review of the literature

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