title: Dicephalus dibrachius with anencephaly.
abstract: We present a case of inferior conjunction in a rare type of conjoined twins, dicephalus in a male fetus. The male fetus was born to a 24-year-old, gravida 2, and para 0, who had medical abortion at 15 weeks of gestation due to anencephaly with meningoencephalocele revealed by ultrasound examination. The fetus was born with 2 anencephalic heads with a bifurcation of the vertebral column and presence of 2 spinal cords. The other viscera and limbs were normal in number and location as for a male singleton. This case illustrates the relationship between conjoined twining, and neural tube defect more particularly anencephaly with a male zygote, which is an unusual presentation for this type of zygote gender.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, Bahrain. amalfmau@yahoo.com.au
authors.forename: Amal A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Hassani
authors.forename: Amarjit K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sandhu
authors.forename: Mangala S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sundari
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D000328:Adult; D000649:Amniocentesis; D000757:Anencephaly / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014428:Twins, Conjoined / Q000473:pathology*