Acardiac headless twin: A case report and review of the literature;Jumeau acardiaque acéphale : diagnostic prénatal et prise en charge à propos d'un cas

Archives de Pediatrie

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 253-257

  Boufettal, H ^a   Noun, M ^a   Hermas, S ^a   Samouh, N ^a  

^a IBN ROCHD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARDIAC HEADLESS TWIN; ACARDIUS; AMENORRHEA; ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANENCEPHALY; CESAREAN SECTION; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; FETUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 77649188961     PISSN: 0929693X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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