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Original Article
Korean J Obstet Gynecol. 1999;42(6):1361-1364. Published online January 1, 2001.
One Case of Monoamniotic Twin with Entanglement of Umbilical Cord and a Single Fetal Death in Uterus - One Case Report -.
H Y Kim, H J Park, Y G Shin, C W Park, C W Jung, J W Kim
Abstract
Monoamniotic twin pregnancies are relatively rare, occurring in 1 to 3 percentage. They are of particular concern to the obstetrician because the associated perinatal mortality is high.B Major cause of fetal death are umbilical cord entanglement, congenital abnormalities, and twin-twin transfusion syndrom, preterm delivery. A case of single fetal death in a monoamniotic twin with the entanglement of umbilical cord is reported with a brief review of the literatures.

Keywords :A monoamniotic twin;Umbilical cord entanglement;Perinatal mortality

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