title: [Fetal thoraco-omphalopagus. Prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis at 15 weeks].
abstract: A case of ultrasonographic prenatal diagnosis of conjoined thoraco-omphalopagus twins is reported at the fifteenth week of amenorrhea. Ultrasonography is the only mean of antepartum diagnosis of conjoined twins; Several diagnostic criteria are recalled as well as etiopathogenic and epidemiological considerations of this rare malformation which may concern 1/15.000 to 1/100.000 pregnancies.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gynécologie-obstétrique CHU Farhat Hached, 4000 Sousse Tunisie.
authors.forename: Hamed
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Habacha
authors.forename: Monia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nouira
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahjoub
authors.forename: Wassila
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sahraoui
authors.forename: Riadh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mellouli
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bibi
authors.forename: Hédi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khairi
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D013909:Thorax / Q000002:abnormalities; D014428:Twins, Conjoined; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal