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Sullivan, A.E., Varner, M.W., Ball, R.H., Jackson, M. and Silver, R.M. (2003) The Management of Acardiac Twins: A Conservative Approach. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 189, 1310-1313. http://dx.doi.org/10.1067/S0002-9378(03)00597-0

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• TITLE: Late Presentation of Acardiac Twin: A Case Report and Review of Literature

  AUTHORS: Marieke den Hartog, Toon Toolenaar, Yves Jacquemyn

  KEYWORDS: Acardiac Twin, Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence, Monochorionic Twin Pregnancy, Ultrasound

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol.4 No.7, May 27, 2014

  ABSTRACT: Acardiac twinning or TRAP-sequence is a rare complication of monochorionic twin pregnancy. We present a case in which fetal demise of one fetus of a twin pregnancy had been wrongly diagnosed in the first trimester as a vanishing twin. This resulted in the unexpected occurrence of an acardiac twin in the third trimester, culminating in an acardiac twin with a birth weight higher than that of the normal twin. A review is presented on therapeutic opportunities including ligation of the umbilical cord under ultrasound or fetoscopy. This case report highlights the need for correct and early ultrasonographic diagnosis of chorionicity and detailed ultrasonographic follow-up of twin pregnancies.