Discordant Monoamniotic Twins with Pena-Shokeir Phenotype

Overview

Journal Clin Case Rep

Date 2016 Oct 21

PMID 27761239

Citations 2

Authors

Sumaiya Adam

Hennie Lombaard

Careni Spencer

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Abstract

Pena-Shokeir phenotype is a rare disorder. However, its etiology is incompletely understood. It may be familial or may be due to anoxic-ischemic etiology. Although rare, it can affect one twin in a monoamniotic pregnancy, most likely due to early cord entanglement.

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