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CONCORDANT BODY STALK ANOMALY IN MONOZYGOTIC TWINNING—EARLY EMBRYO CLEAVAGE DISORDER
Author(s) -
SHIH JINCHUNG,
SHYU MINGKWANG,
HWA SHIAOLING,
LEE CHIENNAN,
JENG YUNGMING,
LIN GHIJEN,
HSIEH FONJOU
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199605)16:5<467::aid-pd890>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - crystal twinning , cleavage (geology) , embryo , anomaly (physics) , medicine , genetics , biology , obstetrics , crystallography , chemistry , physics , paleontology , microstructure , fracture (geology) , condensed matter physics
We describe a case of concordant body stalk anomaly in monozygotic twins that manifested with umbilical cord agenesis, evisceration of abdominal contents, and multiple gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and skeletal anomalies. Body stalk anomaly in twin gestation is extremely rare and poses an embryological interest. We suggest that the hypothesis of ‘incomplete twinning’ might contribute to the pathogenesis of this syndrome complex.