Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  2000 Feb;43(2):302-304.

Second trimester selective termination in a dizygotic twin pregnancy with discordancy for Down's syndrome: A case report

• Jun HS
• Kim SK
• Cho JY
• Lee SH
• Lee HK
• Kay CW

Abstract

A 33-year-old-woman with twin pregnancy underwent genetic amniocentesis in our hospital at 16 weeks of gestation. Fetal chromosomal analysis showed 46,XY,inv(9) and 47,XX,+21. The affected twin was terminated by ultrasonographically guided intracardiac injection of 3 ml potassium chloride solution at 19 weeks of gestation. A healthy 2570 g male infant was born by cesarean section with Apgar scores of 8 and 9 at one and five minutes, respectively.

Keyword

Second trimester selective termination; Twin pregnancy

MeSH Terms

Amniocentesis
Cesarean Section
Down Syndrome*
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Potassium Chloride
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, Second*
Pregnancy*
Pregnancy, Twin
Twins, Dizygotic*
Potassium Chloride