About a case of a specific complication of monoamniotic twin pregnancy: umbilical cord entanglement

Authors

  • Mouhamadou Wade Université Cheikh Anta Diop DakarPhillipe Maguilen Senghor Health Centre, Cheikh Anta DIOP University, Dakar, Senegal, Sénégal
  • Mamour Gueye Phillipe Maguilen Senghor Health Centre, Cheikh Anta DIOP University, Dakar, Senegal
  • Aissatou Mbodji Phillipe Maguilen Senghor Health Centre, Cheikh Anta DIOP University, Dakar, Senegal
  • Mame Diarra Ndiaye Phillipe Maguilen Senghor Health Centre, Cheikh Anta DIOP University, Dakar, Senegal
  • Mouhamet Sene Phillipe Maguilen Senghor Health Centre, Cheikh Anta DIOP University, Dakar, Senegal
  • Pahté Sow Phillipe Maguilen Senghor Health Centre, Cheikh Anta DIOP University, Dakar, Senegal
  • Daouda Adama Diallo Phillipe Maguilen Senghor Health Centre, Cheikh Anta DIOP University, Dakar, Senegal
  • Mouhamed Nazir Sylla Phillipe Maguilen Senghor Health Centre, Cheikh Anta DIOP University, Dakar, Senegal
  • Magatte Mbaye Phillipe Maguilen Senghor Health Centre, Cheikh Anta DIOP University, Dakar, Senegal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20221948

Keywords:

Monoamniotic twin pregnancy, Cord entanglement, Perinatal complications

Abstract

Monoamniotic twin pregnancies are uncommon and often complicated by umbilical cord entanglement. It is important to investigate a umbilical cord entanglement during antenatal ultrasound examinations. The diagnosis is based on ultrasound with color and pulsed Doppler. Despite the high percentage of cord entanglement, the perinatal mortality rate remains very low. Rigorous ultrasound monitoring and recording of fetal heart rhythms can improve the prognosis. We report a case of umbilical cord entanglement in a monoamniotic twin pregnancy discovered during a caesarean section with a favorable outcome.

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Published

2022-07-27

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 8 (2022): August 2022

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Case Reports