Ultrasound diagnosis of dicephalic conjoined twins at 24 weeks of gestation.

We report the case of dicephalic conjoined twins discovered incidentally on a routine ultrasound at 24 weeks of gestation. There were 2 heads and a neck that fused with 1 thorax, but the spines continued all the way to the coccyx. The spines were connected medially by a fused rib, and laterally, there were ribs that went around the thorax in a more normal fashion. Antenatal ultrasound images are supplemented by postnatal photographs and x-rays.

Citation

Durr-e-Sabih, Zahida Sabih, Joseph A Worrall, Ali N Khan. Ultrasound diagnosis of dicephalic conjoined twins at 24 weeks of gestation. Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU. 2010 Jul;38(6):328-31

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PMID: 19902525

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