Ultrasound diagnosis of dicephalic conjoined twins at 24 weeks of gestation

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 328-331

  Durr E Sabih, ^a   Sabih, Zahida ^a   Worrall Jr , Joseph A ^b   Khan, Ali N ^c  

^a NISHTAR MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b Fairbanks Clinic   (United States)

^c NORTH MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conjoined twins; Dicephalic; Obstetrics; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONJOINED TWINS; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MALE; METHODOLOGY;

ABORTION, EUGENIC; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; TWINS, CONJOINED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 77953451838     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20646     Document Type: Article

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