PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hassani, Amal A.
AU  - Sandhu, Amarjit K.
AU  - Sundari, Mangala S.
TI  - Dicephalus dibrachius with anencephaly
DP  - 2005 Oct 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1634--1635
VI  - 26
IP  - 10
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/26/10/1634.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/26/10/1634.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2005 Oct 01; 26
AB  - We present a case of inferior conjunction in a rare type of conjoined twins, dicephalus in a male fetus. The male fetus was born to a 24-year-old, gravida 2, and para 0, who had medical abortion at 15 weeks of gestation due to anencephaly with meningoencephalocele revealed by ultrasound examination. The fetus was born with 2 anencephalic heads with a bifurcation of the vertebral column and presence of 2 spinal cords. The other viscera and limbs were normal in number and location as for a male singleton. This case illustrates the relationship between conjoined twining, and neural tube defect more particularly anencephaly with a male zygote, which is an unusual presentation for this type of zygote gender.