Dicephalus dibrachius with anencephaly
Hassani, A.A.; Sandhu, A.K.; Sundari, M.S.
Saudi Medical Journal 26(10): 1634-1635
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0379-5284 PMID: 16228071 Document Number: 592905
We present a case of inferior conjunction in a rare type of conjoined twins, dicephalus in a male fetus. The male fetus was born to a 24-year-old, gravida 2, and para 0, who had medical abortion at 15 weeks of gestation due to anencephaly with meningoencephalocele revealed by ultrasound examination. The fetus was born with 2 anencephalic heads with a bifurcation of the vertebral column and presence of 2 spinal cords. The other viscera and limbs were normal in number and location as for a male singleton. This case illustrates the relationship between conjoined twining, and neural tube defect (more particularly anencephaly) with a male zygote, which is an unusual presentation for this (type of zygote) gender.