Acardiac twins: A Case Report

Authors

  • Babita Thapa Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu
  • Meena Thapa Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu
  • Rosina Manandhar Lecturer

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jkmc.v3i1.10922

Keywords:

Acardiac twins, Twin pregnancy, Twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence

Abstract

Acardiac anomaly is a rare complication of multiple pregnancy. We report a case at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital. A 23-year-old multigravida was diagnosed on ultrasonography as having monochorionic monoamniotic twin pregnancy with polyhydramnios and one malformed dead foetus at 18 weeks of gestation. Hence, induction of labor was considered at 36 weeks of gestation. She delivered a macerated male (twin A). Twin B was acardiac with the upper portion consisting of a soft globular mass, the head and upper extremities were absent. The placenta was single. Autopsy revealed absence of heart in twin B.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jkmc.v3i1.10922  

Journal of Kathmandu Medical College Vol. 3, No. 1, Issue 7, Jan.-Mar., 2014, Page: 34-37

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Author Biographies

Babita Thapa, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu

MD Resident

Meena Thapa, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu

Associate Professor

Rosina Manandhar, Lecturer

Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu

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Published

2014-08-12

How to Cite

Thapa, B., Thapa, M., & Manandhar, R. (2014). Acardiac twins: A Case Report. Journal of Kathmandu Medical College, 3(1), 34–37. https://doi.org/10.3126/jkmc.v3i1.10922

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Case Reports

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