Prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of dicephalus conjoined twins.
The authors report the prenatal diagnosis by ultrasonography of dicephalus dipus dibrachius conjoined twins (with two heads, one body, two legs and two arms) at 31 weeks' gestation. They discuss the types of conjoined twinning and their frequency of occurrence and the criteria for prenatal diagnosis, and they offer recommendations for management.
Department of Radiology, Ottawa General Hospital, ON.
D I
DI
Hammond
N B
NB
Okun
B F
BF
Carpenter
D J
DJ
Martin
S
S
Krzaniak
D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D014428:Twins, Conjoined / Q000473:pathology; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal