Obstetric significance of fetal craniofacial duplication. A case report.
Craniofacial duplication (diprosopus) is a rare form of conjoined twins. Whenever fetal hydrocephalus is diagnosed, a careful search for other anomalies, such as diprosopus, is mandatory. The obstetric management depends upon the time of the diagnosis.
D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014428:Twins, Conjoined