title: Early antenatal sonographic diagnosis of conjoined syncephalus-craniothoraco-omphalopagus twins. Case report.
abstract: The paper describes the prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of conjoined syncephalus-craniothoraco-omphalopagus twins at 13 weeks' gestation. The mother, after genetic counseling, decided to interrupt the pregnancy. The fetal karyotype, the maternal serum and amniotic fluid alpha-fetoprotein levels were normal. The diagnosis was confirmed by pathologic examination of the fetus after termination of pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics and Gynecologic Service, Ospedale Regionale per le Microcitemie, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Monni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Useli
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ibba
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Olla
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities; D013909:Thorax / Q000002:abnormalities; D014428:Twins, Conjoined; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal