Selective Feticide of The Aneuploid Fetus in a
Twin Pregnancy: A Case Reports
M.Sinan BEKSAÇ1, Tülay ÖZLÜ1, Sevim BALCI2, Mehmet ALİKAŞİFOĞLU2, A. Nur ÇAKAR3
Ankara-Turkey
An obstetric ultrasound of a 38 years old woman with a dichorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy showed an increased nuchal translucency and absent nasal bone in one of the fetuses suggesting us an increased risk for Down Syndrome (DS). This fetus was detected to have trisomy 21 (47, XX+21) by investigation of the amniocentesis material and was selectively undergone feticide process at 20 weeks of gestation. The other fetus (46, XX) was successfully delivered at 36 weeks without any complications.
(Gynecol Obstet Reprod Med 2006; 12:000-000)
Key Words: Selective feticide, Twin pregnancy, Down syndrome, Screening
