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ReviewJournal of medical case reports2024

Concordant fatal congenital anomaly in twin pregnancy: a case report and review of the literature.

Amenu Diriba, Temesgen Tilahun, Lammii Gonfaa, Jemal Gebi, Bikila Lemi, Jiregna Fyera, Suleiman Mazeng, Aschalew Legesse, Dinaol Alemu

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9 authors.

Amenu DiribaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia.
Temesgen TilahunDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia. ttamuko@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4138-4066
Lammii GonfaaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia.
Jemal GebiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia.
Bikila LemiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia.
Jiregna FyeraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia.
Suleiman MazengDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia.
Aschalew LegesseDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia.
Dinaol AlemuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhen a pregnant mother finds out she has a fetus with a congenital defect, the parents feel profound worry, anxiety, and melancholy. Anomalies can happen in singleton or twin pregnancies, though they are more common in twin pregnancies. In twins, several congenital defects are typically discordant. We present a rare case of concordant fatal anomaly in twin pregnancy in a 22-year-old African patient primigravida mother from Western Ethiopia who presented for routine antenatal care. An obstetric ultrasound scan showed anencephaly, meningomyelocele, and severe ventriculomegaly. After receiving the counseling, the patient was admitted to the ward, and the pregnancy was terminated with the medical option. Following a successful in-patient stay, she was given folic acid supplements and instructed to get preconception counseling before getting pregnant again.

conclusionThe case demonstrates the importance of early obstetric ultrasound examination and detailed anatomic scanning, in twin pregnancies in particular. This case also calls for routine preconceptional care.

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AnencephalyPregnancy, TwinUltrasonography, PrenatalEthiopiaFemaleFolic AcidHumansHydrocephalusMeningomyelocelePregnancyYoung AdultFolic AcidAnencephalyConcordantGastroschisisMeningomyeloceleTwin pregnancyVentriculomegaly

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PMID39192333
PMCPMC11351590

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