%0 Journal Article
%T DEMISE OF CO-TWIN IN SECOND TRIMESTER LEADING TO FETUS PAPYRACEOUS ¨C SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME IN SURVIVING TWIN
%A Surekha Tayade
%A Naina Kumar
%J International Journal of Biomedical Research
%D 2012
%I 
%R 10.7439/ijbr.v3i5.519
%X Foetus papyraceous or compressus is the compressed, mummified, parchment-like remains of a dead twin which is retained in-utero after intrauterine death in the second trimester. It is an uncommon finding. The incidence of foetus papyraceous is reported as 1 in 17,000 to 1 in 20,000 pregnancies and in twin pregnancy it is 1 in 184 to 1 in 200 pregnancies. A case series of foetus papyraceous found in three different twin pregnancies over one year are reported here.
%K Foetus papyraceous
%K Intrauterine death
%K Twin pregnancy
%U http://www.ssjournals.com/index.php/ijbr/article/view/519