Can the risk of conjoined twins be detected during an ultrasound before a woman gives birth? Is the separation a 100% successful?
د. Nemer Charafeddine,
طب النساء والتوليد
- Ultrasound will only detect up to 70% of abnormalities, & this is with the best ultrasonographers,
Detection is better seen between 14 & 24 weeks, as when the babies gain weight it is difficul... إقرأ أكثر
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Some twin babies are born glued to each other. What is this condition called and what is its cause and how likely is it to happen?
د. Karim Farah,
طب الأمراض الرئوية والتنفسية
- it is called conjoint twins (or siamese twins)
it it either due to incomplete separation of the embryos or partial fusion of the embryos.
its a very rare condition. <0.001%
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