First trimester diagnosis of conjoint (pygopagus) twins: A case report of successful prenatal and postnatal management

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 340-342

  Ogutu, D ^a   Anastasakis, E ^a   Chi, C ^a   Kadir, R A ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID; SULINDAC; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CESAREAN SECTION; CHOLESTASIS; CONJOINED TWINS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS GROWTH; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; NEONATOLOGY; NUCHAL CORD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL MONITORING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PRENATAL CARE; TWINS, CONJOINED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 45749103277     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610802054899     Document Type: Article

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