First trimester diagnosis of dicephalus conjoined twins

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 110-113

  Daskalakis, George ^a   Pilalis, Athanasios ^a   Tourikis, Ioannis ^a   Moulopoulos, George ^a   Karamoutzos, Ioannis ^a   Antsaklis, Aris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Conjoined twins; Dicephalus; First trimester; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJOINED TWINS; DICEPHALUS CONJOINED TWINS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 0347626216     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(03)00268-9     Document Type: Article

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