"Appearing twin": undercounting of multiple gestations on early first trimester sonograms

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine : Official Journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
P M Doubilet, C B Benson

Abstract

An important role of first trimester sonography is to determine whether a pregnancy is a singleton, twin, or higher order multiple gestation. We assessed how frequently sonography at 5.0-5.9 weeks undercounts multiple gestations. We identified all pregnancies at our institution since 1988 in which (1) an initial sonogram obtained at 5.0-5.9 weeks demonstrated at least a singleton intrauterine pregnancy and (2) a subsequent sonogram at 6.0 weeks or beyond demonstrated a living multiple gestation. Twenty-four (11%) of 213 dichorionic twin gestations were initially undercounted as singletons, as were six (86%) of seven monochorionic twin gestations. Among 105 higher order multiples, 17 (16%) were undercounted initially. All but one of the undercounted cases were scanned transvaginally. Undercounting occurred in both natural and assisted conceptions, and it occurred more frequently on sonograms obtained at 5.0-5.4 weeks than at 5.5-5.9 weeks (P = 0.02, Fisher's exact test). Prognosis for undercounted multiple gestations was similar to that of correctly counted ones with respect to several measures of pregnancy outcome, including the likelihood that all fetuses would be delivered liveborn, gestational age at birth, and birth weight ...Continue Reading

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Nov 13, 1998·Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey·D M Sherer
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