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KMID : 0358419970400010203
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Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
1997 Volume.40 No. 1 p.203 ~ p.208
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A Case Report of an Acardic Acephalic Twin
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정주섭
김상국/이환우/김은주/배국환
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Abstract
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Acardic twining is a rare congenital anomaly, usually in monozygotic tiwns. This condition is characterized by the absence or rudimentary development of fetal heart, and associated with various anomaly(especially with anecephalus). The acardiac
malformations are uniformly fatal in the affected twin, and mortality in the co-twin is as high as 55%. We recently experienced a case of acardius acephalus associated with a normal term male infant, so present with a brief review of the
literature.
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