Asymmetric Omphalopagus in a Triplet after In Vitro Fertilization: A Rare Case of Conjoined Twinning
Joint Authors
Hartmann, Arndt
Jabari, Samir
Carbon, Roman
Besendörfer, Manuel
Rompel, Oliver
Hoerning, André
Söder, Stephan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-08-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Asymmetric omphalopagus is a rare situation of conjoined twinning, in which a grossly defective twin is attached to the thorax and upper abdomen of the main twin.
We describe a case of an asymmetric omphalopagus accompanied by a normal triplet after assisted reproductive technology (ART) and tried to further characterize the all aspects of the conjoined twins.
Case Presentation: Perioperative diagnostic imaging was carried out followed by an autopsy to evaluate all aspects of the parasite accompanied by histological, immunohistochemical, and molecular biological evaluation.
The parasite had well-developed lower extremities as well as upper extremities with a cleft hand syndrome.
The sex was nondeterminable, but DNA fingerprinting revealed that both parasite and autosite are monozygotic, so are females.
There was no sign of any axial skeleton or central nervous system.
We found a rudimentary rectum with a nonpervious anus, a kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, and a blind-ending urethra.
The blood supply of the parasite was connected to the vessel system of the autosite.
Conclusions.
To our knowledge, only two cases of parasitic omphalopagus after ART have been described to date.
Altogether, 52 cases have been reported, and in most of them, the parasites were successfully separated.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jabari, Samir& Carbon, Roman& Besendörfer, Manuel& Hartmann, Arndt& Rompel, Oliver& Hoerning, André…[et al.]. 2018. Asymmetric Omphalopagus in a Triplet after In Vitro Fertilization: A Rare Case of Conjoined Twinning. Case Reports in Pediatrics،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jabari, Samir…[et al.]. Asymmetric Omphalopagus in a Triplet after In Vitro Fertilization: A Rare Case of Conjoined Twinning. Case Reports in Pediatrics No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149264
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jabari, Samir& Carbon, Roman& Besendörfer, Manuel& Hartmann, Arndt& Rompel, Oliver& Hoerning, André…[et al.]. Asymmetric Omphalopagus in a Triplet after In Vitro Fertilization: A Rare Case of Conjoined Twinning. Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149264
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1149264