SALİH BURÇİN KAVAK, EBRU ÇELİK KAVAK, Berna COSKUN, Raşit İLHAN, Uğur ORAK

A Monocephalus Diprosopus Fetus: Antenatal Sonographic Findings

ISSN: 2147-0634
Yayın Aralığı: 4
Başlangıç: 2012
Yayıncı: Effect Publishing Agency ( EPA )

Monocephalus Diprosopus is the rarest form of conjoined twins. The etiology of this anomaly is stil obscure. We herein report a monocephalus diprosopus case that was diagnosed in week 19 of pregnancy was presented due to its rarity and the significance of its prenatal diagnosis. Recommended a pregnancy termination since it does not have a definitive treatment today, prenatal diagnosis made for such fetuses at an early stage bears importance in terms of lowering the severity of psychological trauma.

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