ACARDIAC ACEPHALIC TWIN GESTATION

Acardiac acephalic twin causing obstructed labour.

Twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence: acardiac-acephalic twin - a case report

Acardiac-acephalic twin is one of the bizarre complications of monozygotic, monochorionic twin pregnancies. It is commonly referred to as Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion (TRAP) sequence, in which the primary malformation is the lack of a well -defined cardiac structure in one twin (acardiac), which is kept alive by its structurally normal co-twin (pump twin) through abnormal placental vascular...

Note of a Case of Acephalic Acardiac Fœtus

laterally symmetrical, the side to which the rudimentary extremity was attached being rather the larger. On its anterior and lateral aspects the trunk presented a transverse groove about its middle ; three-quarters of an inch above this groove the umbilical cord was attached, while extending upwards for about two inches beyond was a thin membrane, under which the appearance presented considerab...

TRAP Sequence or Acardiac Twin

Twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) sequence or acardiac twinning is a very rare problem, occurring in approximately 1% of monochorionic twins [2] (MC, twins sharing one placenta). One twin is usually structurally completely normal. The other is an abnormal mass of tissue, consisting usually of legs and a lower body, but no upper body, head or heart. Because of the absent heart, the term ?a...

TRAP Sequence or Acardiac Twin

Twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) sequence or acardiac twinning is a very rare problem, occurring in approximately 1% of monochorionic twins [2] (MC, twins sharing one placenta). One twin is usually structurally completely normal. The other is an abnormal mass of tissue, consisting usually of legs and a lower body, but no upper body, head or heart. Because of the absent heart, the term ?a...