A Case of Single Fetal Death in Twin Pregnancy.

Kim, Young Duck; Lee, Seok Ju; Kim, Hyu; Kim, Yong Wook

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 1997;40(8):1730-1734.
Published online January 1, 2001.

A Case of Single Fetal Death in Twin Pregnancy.

Young Duck Kim, Seok Ju Lee, Hyu Kim, Yong Wook Kim

Abstract

The antepartum death of one fetus in twin pregnancy is a rare obstetric complcation. If one fetus in twin pregnancy died in uterus remote from term and another fetus did not, the dead fetus will be compressed between the uterine wall and the membrane of living fetus, becomes a fetus compressus or fetus papyraceous. The primary maternal threat when the fetuses undelivered is disseminated intravascular coagulation. Concern for the surviving fetus after death of its co-twin is balanced between the risks of preterm birth and those involving exposure to events in utero that may threaten its well-being. Recently we experienced a case of twin pregnancy complicated by the death of one fe- tus, we report this case with concerned literatures.

Key Words: Fetal death, Twins