| Literature DB >> 32117523 |
Imane Benchiba1, Mohammed Karam Saoud1, Nisrine Mamouni1, Sanaa Errarhay1, Chahrazad Bouchikhi1, Banani Abdelaziz1.
Abstract
Conjoined twins are a rare malformation of monozygotic and mono-amniotic twin pregnancies. We report the case of a patient in whom dicephalic conjoined twins was diagnosed in the antenatal period at 37 week amenorrhea. Fetal prognosis is very poor and, if the diagnosis has been made early, it most often requires therapeutic abortion. The purpose of this case study was to remind clinicians of this very rare disease, of the importance of ultrasound as an essential diagnostic tool to implement a strategy to manage patients in the postpartum period and of prognosis which is most often very guarded. © Imane Benchiba et al.Entities:
Keywords: Conjoined twins; malformations; prenatal diagnostic ultrasound
Year: 2020 PMID: 32117523 PMCID: PMC7026514 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2020.35.8.14062
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1Image échographique montrant les deux rachis fusionnant (flèche bleue) et un cœur unique au milieu (étoile bleue)
Figure 2Image de la radiographie du contenu utérin montrant les deux têtes fœtales et les deux rachis fusionnant au niveau lombaire (flèche noire)
Figure 3Placenta monochorial mono amniotique avec un cordon à quatre vaisseaux
Figure 4Image post natale des jumeaux conjoints vue antérieure et postérieure