title: Ultrasound diagnosis of dicephalic conjoined twins at 24 weeks of gestation.
abstract: We report the case of dicephalic conjoined twins discovered incidentally on a routine ultrasound at 24 weeks of gestation. There were 2 heads and a neck that fused with 1 thorax, but the spines continued all the way to the coccyx. The spines were connected medially by a fused rib, and laterally, there were ribs that went around the thorax in a more normal fashion. Antenatal ultrasound images are supplemented by postnatal photographs and x-rays.
authors.affiliation: Multan Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy, Nishtar Medical College and Hospital, Multan, Pakistan.
authors.lastname: Durr-e-Sabih
authors.forename: Zahida
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sabih
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Worrall
authors.forename: Ali N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000025:Abortion, Eugenic / Q000379:methods; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D014428:Twins, Conjoined; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*