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Case Report
Rare congenital abnormality of “acardiac amorphous”: Case report and review of literature
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sahel General Hospital, Lebanese University, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beirut, Lebanon
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Zaynab Abed Kalach
Medical Doctor, PGY3, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lebanese University, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Beirut,
Lebanon
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Article ID: 100081Z08ZK2021
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Kalach ZA, Zeineddine M, Hassan H, Haidar L, Al Hassan J. Rare congenital abnormality of “acardiac amorphous”: Case report and review of literature. J Case Rep Images Obstet Gynecol 2021;7:100081Z08ZK2021.ABSTRACT
The phenomenon of an acardiac twin is an extremely rare congenital abnormality. It occurs with monochorionic twins and has been recently explained by the twin reverse arterial perfusion (TRAP) syndrome. This latter is a consequence of abnormalities in placentation as well as a deformed vascular anastomosis between the donor and the recipient fetuses. Undoubtedly, the prenatal course has been proven essential in the diagnosis as well as in the prediction of prognosis in cases where interventions are needed.
Keywords: Acardiac amorphous, Intrafetal ablation, Monochorionic twin, Twin reverse arterial perfusion syndrome, Ultrasound
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Zaynab Abed Kalach - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Mariam Zeineddine - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Hala Hassan - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Lara Haidar - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Jihad Al Hassan - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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