First trimester diagnosis of dicephalus conjoined twins.
Dicephalus twinning is an extremely rare type of conjoined twins. Early prenatal diagnosis of this condition is important to provide an opportunity for pregnancy termination. We present such a case, which was diagnosed by ultrasound examination at 12 weeks of gestation. The ultrasonographic criteria are discussed together with implications for management.
Daskalakis
George
G
First Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Alexandra Maternity Hospital, University of Athens, 41 Delfon Street, 12243-Egaleo, Athens, Greece.
Pilalis
Athanasios
A
Tourikis
Ioannis
I
Moulopoulos
George
G
Karamoutzos
Ioannis
I
Antsaklis
Aris
A
D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D014428:Twins, Conjoined; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal