Acardius anephus

Last revised by Alexandra Stanislavsky on 16 May 2019

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Citation:

Stanislavsky A, Acardius anephus. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-68138

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-68138

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/68138

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68138

Article created:

15 May 2019, Alexandra Stanislavsky ◉

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Last revised:

16 May 2019, Alexandra Stanislavsky ◉

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Systems:

Obstetrics

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Syndromes

Acardius anephus is a morphologic subtype of an acardiac twin in the twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) sequence. In this entity, no cephalic or structures are present, but the lower limbs are preserved. This is the most common subtype, seen in 60-75% of cases¹.