Transcervical embryoscopic diagnosis of conjoined twins in a ten-week missed abortion.
Embryoscopic diagnosis of conjoined twins presenting with a missed abortion has never been reported. The morphological and pathological examinations, and the exact time of death in the conceptus of a missed abortion are seldom clearly delineated. The newly developed field of embryoscopy has created a new frontier in early embryonic/fetal visualization and is able to confirm the sonographic diagnosis. In this report, we used a transcervical endoscope to verify conjoined twins (thoraco-omphalopagus) in a 10-week missed abortion. Based on the size and the external features of the dead embryo, which exhibited developmental arrest at nine weeks and three days of menstrual age, we estimated that the embryo had died four days before examination. The whole procedure proceeded smoothly without any immediate complications.
Yin
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Buddhist Tzu Chi College of Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan, ROC.
Chen
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Wei
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Chan
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D000030:Abortion, Missed; D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005332:Fetoscopy; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D014428:Twins, Conjoined; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal