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Conjoined twins in a triplet pregnancy: A rare obstetrical dilemma
Conjoined twins are derived from division of a single fertilized ovum after the twelfth day of fertilization. Triplet conjoined twin is considered as a unique phenomenon that is accompanied with a wide variety of congenital abnormalities and also hazardous consequences for both fetuses and parents....
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Saudi Medical Journal
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5387909/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28251228 http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.3.16103 |
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author | Ozcan, Huseyin C. Ugur, Mete G. Mustafa, Aynur Kutlar, Irfan |
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description | Conjoined twins are derived from division of a single fertilized ovum after the twelfth day of fertilization. Triplet conjoined twin is considered as a unique phenomenon that is accompanied with a wide variety of congenital abnormalities and also hazardous consequences for both fetuses and parents. We present an extremely rare case of conjoined twins in a triplet pregnancy with symmetric thoracoomphalopagus that was diagnosed in prenatal period by using ultrasound scanning and MRI. In triplet pregnancies, we should be aware about the possibility of conjoined twins. If there are severe congenital malformations, termination of pregnancy should be recommended immediately after the diagnosis regardless of gestational age, particularly in early gestational age. |
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spelling | pubmed-53879092017-04-21 Conjoined twins in a triplet pregnancy: A rare obstetrical dilemma Ozcan, Huseyin C. Ugur, Mete G. Mustafa, Aynur Kutlar, Irfan Saudi Med J Case Report Conjoined twins are derived from division of a single fertilized ovum after the twelfth day of fertilization. Triplet conjoined twin is considered as a unique phenomenon that is accompanied with a wide variety of congenital abnormalities and also hazardous consequences for both fetuses and parents. We present an extremely rare case of conjoined twins in a triplet pregnancy with symmetric thoracoomphalopagus that was diagnosed in prenatal period by using ultrasound scanning and MRI. In triplet pregnancies, we should be aware about the possibility of conjoined twins. If there are severe congenital malformations, termination of pregnancy should be recommended immediately after the diagnosis regardless of gestational age, particularly in early gestational age. Saudi Medical Journal 2017-03 /pmc/articles/PMC5387909/ /pubmed/28251228 http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.3.16103 Text en Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Ozcan, Huseyin C. Ugur, Mete G. Mustafa, Aynur Kutlar, Irfan Conjoined twins in a triplet pregnancy: A rare obstetrical dilemma |
title | Conjoined twins in a triplet pregnancy: A rare obstetrical dilemma |
title_full | Conjoined twins in a triplet pregnancy: A rare obstetrical dilemma |
title_fullStr | Conjoined twins in a triplet pregnancy: A rare obstetrical dilemma |
title_full_unstemmed | Conjoined twins in a triplet pregnancy: A rare obstetrical dilemma |
title_short | Conjoined twins in a triplet pregnancy: A rare obstetrical dilemma |
title_sort | conjoined twins in a triplet pregnancy: a rare obstetrical dilemma |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5387909/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28251228 http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.3.16103 |
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