Acardiac fetus: a challenge to pathologists, obstetricians and neonatologists

• Main Authors: Cristiane Rúbia Ferreira (Author), Angélica Braz Simões (Author), Maria Cláudia Nogueira Zerbini (Author), Virgínia Spínola Quintal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acardius is one of the most severe human malformations, a rare complication present only in monozygotic and monochorionic multiple pregnancies. In this disorder, the major defect is the lack of well-defined cardiac structure in acardiac fetus, whose irrigation is maintained through placental vascula...