Sonographic diagnosis of conjoined diamniotic monochorionic twins

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 203, Issue 6, 2010, Pages e4-

  DeStephano, Christopher C ^a   Meena, Monika ^a   Brown, Douglas L ^b   Davies, Norman P ^a   Brost, Brian C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjoined twins; Diamniotic; Omphalopagus; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BLIGHTED OVUM; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONJOINED TWINS; CURETTAGE; DIAMNIOTIC MONOCHORIONIC CONJOINED TWINS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GESTATIONAL SAC; HUMAN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION;

ABORTION, THERAPEUTIC; ADULT; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PRENATAL CARE; TWINS, CONJOINED; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 79952115260     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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