Abstract

GUTIERREZ-DELGADO, Ingrid Lorena; MARROQUIN-LOZADA, Paúl Alexander; HIJAR-SIFUENTES, Yecenia Adelita  and  CABRERA-RAMOS, Santiago. Siamese twins: report of a case. Rev. peru. ginecol. obstet. [online]. 2011, vol.57, n.3, pp.198-201. ISSN 2304-5132.

A case of thoracopagus conjoined twins with ultrasound antenatal diagnosis is presented. Ultrasound study in a 14 year-old young mother in her first pregnancy revealed twin pregnancy variety thoracopagus-xiphopagus 23,4 weeks by biometry. She was admitted at Hospital Nacional Madre-Nino San Bartolome where classical corporal cesarean section plus B. Lynch technique were performed and female thoracopagus preterm live newborns were obtained. Pathology confirmed diagnosis. Summary of the clinical history and necropsy protocol are presented.

Keywords : Twin pregnancy; siamese twins; thoracopagus variety.

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