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Conjoined Twins: A Case Report of Thoraco-Omphalopagus

Year 2011, Volume: 64 Issue: 3, 414 - 143, 30.09.2011

Özlem Moraloğlu Tekin

Abstract

A 29-year old woman, gravida 2, para 1 was referred for routine scan at 12 weeks. Sonographic examination performed at 12 gestational weeks revealed conjoined twins. The fetal biometry of both twins was consistent with the menstrual age. The upper and lower limbs of both twins were normal. Fetuses were positioned face-to-face and fused from umbilicus to lower thorax. Fetuses were found to share the heart and liver. One fetus had cystic hygroma. The parents opted to terminate the pregnancy but refused autopsy.

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Conjoined twins thoracoomphalopagus monozygotic pregnancies.

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Primary Language English
Subjects Pediatric Surgery
Journal Section Articles
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Özlem Moraloğlu Tekin

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Publication Date September 30, 2011
Published in Issue Year 2011 Volume: 64 Issue: 3

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APA Moraloğlu Tekin, Ö. (2011). Conjoined Twins: A Case Report of Thoraco-Omphalopagus. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, 64(3), 414-143.
AMA Moraloğlu Tekin Ö. Conjoined Twins: A Case Report of Thoraco-Omphalopagus. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası. September 2011;64(3):414-143.
Chicago Moraloğlu Tekin, Özlem. “Conjoined Twins: A Case Report of Thoraco-Omphalopagus”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 64, no. 3 (September 2011): 414-143.
EndNote Moraloğlu Tekin Ö (September 1, 2011) Conjoined Twins: A Case Report of Thoraco-Omphalopagus. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 64 3 414–143.
IEEE Ö. Moraloğlu Tekin, “Conjoined Twins: A Case Report of Thoraco-Omphalopagus”, Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, vol. 64, no. 3, pp. 414–143, 2011.
ISNAD Moraloğlu Tekin, Özlem. “Conjoined Twins: A Case Report of Thoraco-Omphalopagus”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 64/3 (September 2011), 414-143.
JAMA Moraloğlu Tekin Ö. Conjoined Twins: A Case Report of Thoraco-Omphalopagus. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası. 2011;64:414–143.
MLA Moraloğlu Tekin, Özlem. “Conjoined Twins: A Case Report of Thoraco-Omphalopagus”. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, vol. 64, no. 3, 2011, pp. 414-43.
Vancouver Moraloğlu Tekin Ö. Conjoined Twins: A Case Report of Thoraco-Omphalopagus. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası. 2011;64(3):414-143.