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Fırat Tıp Dergisi |
2012, Cilt 17, Sayı 3, Sayfa(lar) 164-166 |
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Conservative Management of Acardiac Twins: A Case Report |
Remzi ATILGAN1, Mehmet Reşat ÖZERCAN2 |
1Elazığ Medicalpark Hastanesi, Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum, Elazığ, Türkiye 2Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, Elazığ, Türkiye |
Acardiac twin is a seldom malformation monocorionic pregnancies with prevalance of 1%. Acardiac twin usually occurs due to abnormal placental
vascular anastomosis. This anomally is always lethal for recipient and has high mortality for pump twin. Pump twin is structurely normal but heart
failure may develop with cardiomegaly, pericardial and ğleural effusion, ascites and polyhidramnios during pregnancy. The optimal management of
acardiac twin is controversial. The aim of the surgery is to cut the blood flow to acardiac twin without harming the pump twin. We presented an
acardiac ancephalic monocorionic twin case that is diagnosed at 16th weeks of pregnancy and succesful neonatal result with conservative approach.
Conservative approaches may be better in the absence of poor prognostic factors.
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