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Rare disease
Case report
Management of a twin pregnancy in a didelphys uterus: one fetus in each uterine cavity
  1. Chloe Goulios1,
  2. Ruth McCuaig1,
  3. Louise Hobson1 and
  4. Scott White1,2
  1. 1Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and Imaging Directorate, King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
  2. 2Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
  1. Correspondence to Dr Chloe Goulios; chloe.goulios{at}gmail.com

Abstract

We report on a rare case of dicavitary twin pregnancy in a woman with a uterine didelphys. Delivery was performed by elective caesarean section, where live female and male infants were born. Twin pregnancies, in women with uterine anomalies, are high risk and require close surveillance in a specialist centre to monitor for complications such as preterm birth and fetal growth restriction.

  • pregnancy
  • obstetrics and gynaecology
  • materno-fetal medicine
  • ultrasonography

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-235256

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors This study was supervised by SW. Care of the patient was provided by SW and LH. Report was written by CG, RM and SW.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent for publication Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.