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Early prenatal diagnosis of concordant posterior urethral valves in male monochorionic twins
Author(s) -
Maruotti G. M.,
Agangi A.,
Martinelli P.,
Paladini D.
Publication year - 2006
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/pd.1356
Subject(s) - prenatal diagnosis , monochorionic twins , medicine , fetus , monozygotic twin , prenatal screening , obstetrics , fetoscopy , concordance , pregnancy , biology , genetics
The association between monozygotic twins and posterior urethral valves (PUV) in postnatal life has been thoroughly described. In the fetus, the prenatal recognition of PUV is feasible. However, it has been repeatedly reported in singletons but never in monochorionic twins. We describe two cases of early prenatal diagnosis of concordant PUVs in monochorionic twins. In one of the sets, the expression of the disease was different for each twin. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.