Open AccessTwin Pregnancy with Fetus Papyraceous
Author(s) -
Indira Upadhyaya,
Mandakini Pradhan,
Richa Sharma
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.195
Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics , twin pregnancy , fetus , pregnancy , gynecology , biology , genetics
A successful pregnancy outcome with vaginal delivery of a term single live fetus in case of twinpregnancy with other twin papyraceous, (vanished in second trimester) is an uncommon fi nding.Ten percent of all perinatal deaths are related with dizygotic twins. The rate of intrauterine fetaldemise in multiple pregnancies is as high as three times of monozygotic. Most frequently used andsuggested method is follow-up of the maternal coagulation system by a series of lab test. Sonographyis a visual tool to confi rm the diagnosis. In case of monofetal death of twin pregnancies, the type ofplacenta should be analysed and then follow up and treatment modalities of these cases should bechoosen.Key Words: death, fetal, pregnancy, single, twin