[Perinatal imaging diagnosis in twin pregnancies with humanus amorphus].
The humanus amorphus or acardiac twin is a very rare anomaly found only in monocygotic multiple pregnancies. In 8 twin pregnancies observed from 1977 to 1988 at the Charité-Hospital the findings of perinatal imaging diagnostics (sonography, amniofetrography, postnatal radiography) have been presented. For the prenatal diagnosis, especially for continuous prenatal control in these high-risk pregnancies, sonography seems to be the suitable method. However, an exact classification and morphological description of such monstrosities will be possible only by postnatal radiography (eventually in combination with a transumbilical angiography). Six ouf of eight cases were classified as an acephalous type, and two as an acardius anceps fetus.
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Arbeitsgruppe Perinatale Medizin, Bereichs Medizin (Charité), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, DDR.
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis; D000757:Anencephaly / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000175:diagnosis; D005330:Fetofetal Transfusion / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods
Perinatale bildgebende Diagnostik bei Geminischwangerschaften mit Humanus amorphus.