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Twin reversed arterial perfusion: Report of four cases
Author(s) -
Malhotra Neena,
Sinha Alka,
Deka Deepika,
Roy Kallol K.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20056
Subject(s) - medicine , perfusion , arterial perfusion , cardiology , radiology
Twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP sequence), or acardiaus, is a rare and serious complication of monozygotic multiple gestation. The acardiac fetus suffers from lethal anomalies. The normal co‐twin also runs a high risk of perinatal morbidity and mortality due to heart failure and prematurity. Four cases of acardius are presented. The role of sonography in the condition's diagnosis and management is discussed. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 32:411–414, 2004