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Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Virtopsy in conjoined ischiopagus twins

Authors: BISO, MARIA PAOLA; SALA, PAOLO; VELLONE, VALERIO GAETANO; MINETTI, GIUSEPPE ANTONIO; GAGGERO, CHIARA ROBERTA; FOPPIANO, MARILENA; FULCHERI, EZIO; +1 Authors

Virtopsy in conjoined ischiopagus twins

Abstract

To propose a multidisciplinary protocol for postmortem disclosure of complex fetal malformations, comparing ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and autopsy in a case of conjoined ischiopagus twins.A screening second-trimester ultrasound diagnosed ischiopagus twins at 20 gestational weeks in a 31-year-old woman without any previous ultrasound examination. The couple decided for pregnancy termination. The formalin-fixed fetuses underwent full-body CT, MRI, and autopsy.ultrasound accurately diagnosed ischiopagus twins. CT was very accurate in the description of bone components. MRI allowed better visualization of the visceral organs than CT. Only autopsy could disclose the aspect of the two gastrointestinal tracts and the external genitalia.Prenatal ultrasound represents the standard diagnostic exam for conjoined twins. CT-MRI virtual autopsy (virtopsy) may be an option if the couple refuses to authorize necropsy or may be useful to plan a minimally invasive autopsy preserving the external phenotype.

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Italy
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Adult, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Pregnancy Reduction, Multifetal, Ultrasonography, Prenatal, Reproductive Medicine, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Trimester, Second, Humans, Female, Autopsy, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Twins, Conjoined

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