%0 Journal Article
%T Undiagnosed xiphopagus twins: a perinatal malady
%A Gowri Dorairajan
%J Clinics and Practice
%D 2012
%I PAGEPress Publications
%R 10.4081/cp.2012.e23
%X Conjoined twins are a very rare entity. It is associated with poor survival rate in the presence of vital organ sharing. The entity can be diagnosed as early as the first trimester. A conjoined twin diagnosed late in labor is a malady with high perinatal mortality and maternal morbidity. We present one such case of xiphopagus twins. The management of a case diagnosed late in labor can be very challenging. Such obstetric challenges can be avoided by a meticulous early scan with a high index of suspicion, especially in the absence of separating membrane while scanning multiple pregnancies.
%K conjoined twins
%K labor dystocia
%K monoamniotic twins
%K perinatal ultrasound
%K xiphopagus twins.
%U http://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/360