A case of craniopagus parasiticus: an antenatal diagnosis by ultrasound screening at 16 weeks of gestation and a literature review of recently reported cases
Craniopagus parasiticus (CP) is a rare type of malformation of conjoined twins, with one degenerated or underdeveloped parasite twin united at the cranium with the other fully developed twin. Only a handful of cases have been documented in the literature to date. The incidence of this rare deformit...
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| Main Authors: | Houda Nasser Al-Yaqoubi, Nishat Fatema, Badriya Sulaiman Al-Fahdi |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2019-12-01
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| Series: | The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
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| Online Access: | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/795 |
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