Dicephalic Conjoined Twins

Case report

English

A. H. Gadra

Jamahiriya Maternity Hospital, Benghazi, Libya

JMJ Vol. 2, No. 3 (March 2003): 77-78

Abstract

A 37 years old Libyan lady who is G6 P5 A1 admitted at term to hospital, delivery was conducted by elective C. section because of previous c/s. her pregnancy was booked and she received regular antenatal care. Twins were diagnosis early in pregnancy by u/s scan. The gave birth to a dicephalic conjoined female twins. On examination the twins have one body and two normal heads, the twins deteriorate and expired at age of six week.

Keywords: conjoined twins, antenatal care

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