[Conjoined twins (Monstra duplicia)].
The Authors present a delivery of conjoined twins--thoracopagus, of an 18 years old primigravida. A pregnant woman was admitted to delivery room with full cervical dilation. She underwent ultrasonography examination which showed bigeminal pregnancy--two fetus in breech presentation with the suspicion of conjoined twins. Ultrasonography measurements of fetus corresponded to gestational age of 23 weeks. The heart rate of the first fetus was about 40 per minute, the heart rate of the second fetus was undetectable. She underwent delivery through manual extraction of the fetuses. Both fetuses were female, without any signs of life. The result of the autopsy was: Hemithoracogastropagus holoacardius immaturus.
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Kazimierz
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Klinika Ginekologii i Połoznictwa Septycznego, Collegium Medicum UJ w Krakowie.
Reroń
Alfred
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Huras
Hubert
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D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D014428:Twins, Conjoined; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal