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Ultrasound diagnosis of dicephalic conjoined twins at 24 weeks of gestation
Author(s) -
Sabih Durre,
Sabih Zahida,
Worrall Joseph A.,
Khan Ali N.
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.20646
Subject(s) - conjoined twins , medicine , ultrasound , thorax (insect anatomy) , gestation , coccyx , rib cage , anatomy , radiology , pregnancy , sacrum , biology , genetics
Abstract We report the case of dicephalic conjoined twins discovered incidentally on a routine ultrasound at 24 weeks of gestation. There were 2 heads and a neck that fused with 1 thorax, but the spines continued all the way to the coccyx. The spines were connected medially by a fused rib, and laterally, there were ribs that went around the thorax in a more normal fashion. Antenatal ultrasound images are supplemented by postnatal photographs and x‐rays. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2010