Acardiac twin pregnancy : a case report
Keywords:
TRAP sequence, Acardiac twin, Twin pregnancyAbstract
A case report of 26-year-old female who had twin pregnancy and both intrauterine fetal death at 29 weeks of gestation. The diagnosis was made by ultrasonography which revealed twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) sequence. Termination of pregnancy was performed. Noabnormal gross structure of 1st twin was described but the2nd one was acardiac, therefore pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of acardiac twin or TRAP sequence were reviewed and
reported for the benefit and quality of care development.
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3. Jarutach T. Twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) sequence: a case report. Songkla Med J 2005; 23(1): 49-52.
4. Damani M. A rare case of acardiac twin. Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2011; 3(1): 46-8.
5. Den Hartog M, Toolenaar T, Jacquemyn Y. Late presentation of acardiac twin:a case report and review of literature.Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2014; 4: 379-82.
6. De R,Koley AK. A rare case of acardiac twin pregnancy. Sch J App Med Sci 2015; 3(4B): 1741- 2.
7. Nanthakomon T, Chanthasenanont A, Somprasit C, Manusook S, Pongrojpaw D, Suwannarurk K. Twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) sequence: a case report and review of treatment. J Med Assoc Thai 2015; 98 (Suppl. 3): S132-40.
8. Chanthasenanont A, Pongrojpaw D. TRAP sequence in an acardiac twin. J Med Assoc Thai 2007; 90 (4): 819-22.
9. Egan JF, Borgida AF. Ultrasound evaluation of multiple pregnancies. In: Callen PW, editor. Ultrasonography in obstetrics and gynecology. 5th ed. Pennsylvania: W B Saunders; 2008. p. 286–8.
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2016-01-01
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โพธิ์ทอง ส. (2016). Acardiac twin pregnancy : a case report. Region 11 Medical Journal, 30(1), 1–6. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/Reg11MedJ/article/view/176784
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