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Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of cephalopagus conjoined twins at 14 weeks of pregnancy
Author(s) -
Eris Yalcin Serenat,
Akkurt Mehmet Ozgur,
Yavuz And,
Yalcin Yakup,
Sezik Mekin
Publication year - 2017
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.22550
Subject(s) - conjoined twins , medicine , gestation , obstetrics , pregnancy , twin pregnancy , fetus , prenatal diagnosis , gynecology , genetics , biology
Conjoined twins are extremely rare and are a type of monozygotic twins that occur due to an incomplete embryonic division on postconception day 13 to 15. Eight different types of conjoined twins have been described in the literature. Management of the condition depends on the site and extent of the union. We present a case of cephalopagus twins diagnosed at 14 weeks of gestation.