The obstetrical management of conjoined twins. 1979

T C Vaughn, and L C Powell

A pair of conjoined twins (thoracopagus) was delivered abdominally after antepartum diagnosis. Obstetrical planning is more likely to be successful with antepartum diagnosis, which can be done only if the possibility of conjoining is considered with each twin gestation. Once a twin gestation is suspected, ultrasonography should be performed for confirmation. Conjoined twins should be suspected in a gravid mother with multiple gestations and an abnormal fetal attitude. When the images cannot be separated on ultrasonography, amniographic examination, using a double contrast medium of oil-water, should demonstrate dye in the gastrointestinal tract and a union between the twins, as well as establish the presence of a monoamniotic sac. Because of increased fetal morbidity and mortality of vaginal delivery in monoamniotic twins, even if not conjoined, elective cesarean section at term will ensure the best chance for fetal survival.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011296 Prenatal Diagnosis Determination of the nature of a pathological condition or disease in the postimplantation EMBRYO; FETUS; or pregnant female before birth. Diagnosis, Prenatal,Fetal Diagnosis,Fetal Imaging,Fetal Screening,Intrauterine Diagnosis,Antenatal Diagnosis,Antenatal Screening,Diagnosis, Antenatal,Diagnosis, Intrauterine,Prenatal Screening,Antenatal Diagnoses,Antenatal Screenings,Diagnosis, Fetal,Fetal Diagnoses,Fetal Imagings,Fetal Screenings,Imaging, Fetal,Intrauterine Diagnoses,Prenatal Diagnoses,Prenatal Screenings,Screening, Antenatal,Screening, Fetal,Screening, Prenatal
D002585 Cesarean Section Extraction of the FETUS by means of abdominal HYSTEROTOMY. Abdominal Delivery,Delivery, Abdominal,C-Section (OB),Caesarean Section,Postcesarean Section,Abdominal Deliveries,C Section (OB),C-Sections (OB),Caesarean Sections,Cesarean Sections,Deliveries, Abdominal
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014428 Twins, Conjoined MONOZYGOTIC TWINS who are joined in utero. They may be well developed and share only a superficial connection, often in the frontal, transverse or sagittal body plane, or they may share a partial duplication of a body structure. Alternatively, there may be a small and incompletely developed twin conjoined to a larger, more fully developed twin. Siamese Twins,Twins, Siamese,Conjoined Twin,Conjoined Twins,Siamese Twin,Twin, Conjoined,Twin, Siamese
D014463 Ultrasonography The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections or echoes of ultrasonic pulses directed into the tissues. Use of ultrasound for imaging or diagnostic purposes employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz. Echography,Echotomography,Echotomography, Computer,Sonography, Medical,Tomography, Ultrasonic,Ultrasonic Diagnosis,Ultrasonic Imaging,Ultrasonographic Imaging,Computer Echotomography,Diagnosis, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasound,Ultrasonic Tomography,Ultrasound Imaging,Diagnoses, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasounds,Imaging, Ultrasonic,Imaging, Ultrasonographic,Imaging, Ultrasound,Imagings, Ultrasonographic,Imagings, Ultrasound,Medical Sonography,Ultrasonic Diagnoses,Ultrasonographic Imagings,Ultrasound, Diagnostic,Ultrasounds, Diagnostic
D036861 Delivery, Obstetric Delivery of the FETUS and PLACENTA under the care of an obstetrician or a health worker. Obstetric deliveries may involve physical, psychological, medical, or surgical interventions. Obstetric Delivery,Deliveries, Obstetric,Obstetric Deliveries

Related Publications

T C Vaughn, and L C Powell
January 1974, Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae,
T C Vaughn, and L C Powell
June 1968, The Medical journal of Australia,
T C Vaughn, and L C Powell
January 1990, International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics,
T C Vaughn, and L C Powell
October 2015, Seminars in pediatric surgery,
T C Vaughn, and L C Powell
August 2004, Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery,
T C Vaughn, and L C Powell
March 1986, Obstetrics and gynecology,
T C Vaughn, and L C Powell
October 1983, American journal of perinatology,
T C Vaughn, and L C Powell
December 1987, Anesthesiology,
T C Vaughn, and L C Powell
October 1967, The Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of the British Commonwealth,
T C Vaughn, and L C Powell
October 2015, Seminars in pediatric surgery,
Copied contents to your clipboard!