[Fetal thoraco-omphalopagus. Prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis at 15 weeks].
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.
Habacha
Hamed
H
Service de Gynécologie-obstétrique CHU Farhat Hached, 4000 Sousse Tunisie.
Nouira
Monia
M
Mahjoub
Sami
S
Sahraoui
Wassila
W
Mellouli
Riadh
R
Bibi
Mohamed
M
Khairi
Hédi
H
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