1986
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(86)90068-2
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The “vanishing twin”: Ultrasonographic assessment of fetal disappearance in the first trimester

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“…Vanishing twin syndrome is the identification of a multiple gestation with subsequent disappearance of one or more fetuses. The rate of multiple gestations at conception is higher than the incidence noted at birth [3]. The frequency of multiple gestations is 3.3% to 5.4% at 8 weeks' gestation [2].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 81%
“…Vanishing twin syndrome is the identification of a multiple gestation with subsequent disappearance of one or more fetuses. The rate of multiple gestations at conception is higher than the incidence noted at birth [3]. The frequency of multiple gestations is 3.3% to 5.4% at 8 weeks' gestation [2].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 81%
“…It was not possible to determine if the vanishing twins and surviving infants were monochorionic. If the true relative risk of cerebral palsy associated with vanishing twin is 2.2, and the prevalence in the general population is 24 per 1000 births, as proposed by Landy et al (1986), then vanishing twins might account for 3% (95% CI 0-36%) of all cases of cerebral palsy of unknown etiology. When analyses were restricted to women known to have had an obstetric ultrasound scan before 12 weeks gestation the vanishing twin phenomenon was demonstrated in 1 of 9 case mothers and 1 of 23 control mothers (OR=2.8, 95% CI 0-117).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…A vanishing twin is a foetus in a multi-foetal pregnancy which dies in utero and is either partially or completely reabsorbed by the surviving twin 5 and is sometimes referred to as twin embolization syndrome or vanishing twin syndrome (VTS). This dates back to 1980s when twin pregnancies were made visible early on by means of ultrasound.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%