Prenatal diagnosis of an extremely rare type of conjoined twins: Cranio-rachi-pygopagus twins

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 158-160

  Durin, Luc ^a   Hors, Yann ^a   Jeanne Pasquier, Corinne ^b   Barjot, Philippe ^a   Herlicoviez, Michel ^a   Dreyfus, Michel ^a,c  

^a Service de Gynecologie Obstetrique   (France)

^b CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Serv Gynecol Obstet Med Reprod   (France)

Author keywords

Cephalopagus; Conjoined twins, prenatal diagnosis; Conjoined twins, ultrasound; Cranio rachi pygopagus twins; Pygopagus; Rachipagus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CONJOINED TWINS; CRANIO RACHI PYGOPAGUS TWINS; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SKULL; SPINAL CORD; SPINE; TWINS, CONJOINED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 14044272718     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000082442     Document Type: Article

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