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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2019-12-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/795