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Twin Pregnancies Complicated by a Single Malformed Fetus: Chorionicity, Outcome and Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Ali Gedikbasi*
Affiliation:
Istanbul Bakirkoy Maternity and Children Diseases Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. alged_1971@yahoo.com
Alpaslan Akyol
Affiliation:
Istanbul Bakirkoy Maternity and Children Diseases Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul, Turkey.
Gokhan Yildirim
Affiliation:
Istanbul Bakirkoy Maternity and Children Diseases Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ali Ekiz
Affiliation:
Istanbul Bakirkoy Maternity and Children Diseases Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ahmet Gul
Affiliation:
Istanbul Bakirkoy Maternity and Children Diseases Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Yavuz Ceylan
Affiliation:
Istanbul Bakirkoy Maternity and Children Diseases Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
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*Address for correspondence: Ali Gedikbasi, MD, Atakoy 11. Kisim, Yasemin Apt. D.16, 34716 Istanbul, Türkiye-Turkey.

Abstract

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of one abnormal fetus in a twin pregnancy, to compare impact of chorionicity and clinical outcome of intervention and expectant management. Thirty-seven dichorionic (DC) twins and 18 monochorionic (MC) twins complicated with one malformed fetus were evaluated for gestational age, birthweight and perinatal outcome. Six hundred and forty-two twin pregnancies were evaluated in the database. The control groups consisted of 429 DC and 86 MC twins without anomalous fetus. Mean birthweight and gestational age at birth for DC control group were (n = 429; 2137g and 34.71 weeks), DC study group, n = 37; 2117g (p = .338) and 33.97 weeks (p = .311), and DC study group with major malformations, n = 30; 2019g (p = .289) and 33.3 weeks (p = .01), and showed only significance for gestational age. There was no statistical significance between MC control group, n = 86; 2097g and 34.93 weeks, and MC study group, n = 18; 2237g (p = .338), and 34.42 weeks (p = .502). Because of limited data, the preliminary evaluation for expectant management and intervention, and survival of at least one normal fetus showed no impact. We conclude that, although, all DC twin pregnancies have a risk for preterm delivery, DC twins complicated with major malformation of one twin, have a lower mean gestational age at birth. Preliminary results for intervention does not improve fetal outcome for DC and MC twins and needs further evaluation with greater studies of impact or review.

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