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Spontaneous unilateral dizygotic twin tubal pregnancy
Author(s) -
Tam Teresa,
Khazaei Ali
Publication year - 2009
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.20495
Subject(s) - medicine , gestational sac , twin pregnancy , obstetrics , pregnancy , ectopic pregnancy , gynecology , dizygotic twin , dizygotic twins , gestation , twin study , genetics , heritability , biology
Spontaneous dizygotic unilateral twin tubal pregnancy is an extremely rare occurrence with a high risk for pregnancy‐related mortality, and a diagnostic challenge for obstetricians. We present a case of a 27‐year‐old woman with spontaneous twin tubal pregnancy. Transvaginal color Doppler sonography revealed 2 separate gestational sacs within the right adnexa, each containing an embryo. Cytogenetic examination of the trophoblastic tissues confirmed the diagnosis of dizygotic twin ectopic pregnancy. Clinical signs and symptoms together with imaging studies help in the diagnosis of this rare variant of ectopic pregnancies. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2009