RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Dicephalus dibrachius with anencephaly
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 1634
OP 1635
VO 26
IS 10
A1 Hassani, Amal A.
A1 Sandhu, Amarjit K.
A1 Sundari, Mangala S.
YR 2005
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/26/10/1634.abstract
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.