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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2023 The birth of conjoined twins is one of the rarest neonatal conditions worldwide, with an incidence of 1 in 100,000 live births. Twins joined by the pelvis, known as ischiopagus, represent 6–11% of all conjoined twins.
Andres Rodriguez-De-Velasco +8 more
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Children, 2022 Conjoined twins represent a rare type of monoamniotic twins. Ultrasound assessment during the first trimester can facilitate the diagnosis, however further assessment by colour Doppler studies, 3D imaging, fetal echocardiography and fetal magnetic ...
Anna Eleftheriades +7 more
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Minimally jointed symmetrical pygopagus twins – Successful surgical separation
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2022 Conjoined pygopagus accounts for about 17% of all conjoined twins and commonly share the gluteal region, terminal spine, lower gastrointestinal, urological, and reproductive tracts. This makes their separation a very challenging task.
Simmi K Ratan +3 more
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Early prenatal diagnosis of conjoined twins at 7 weeks and 6 days' gestation with two-dimensional Doppler ultrasound: a case report [PDF]
, 2009 This case report presents the prenatal diagnosis of conjoined twins at 7 weeks and 6 days’ gestation according to the last menstrual period and 6 weeks and 4 days’ gestation according to crown-rump length in a 32-year-old Turkish woman, using two ...
Taner, M Zeki +5 more
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Three-dimensional ultrasonographic features of diamniotic conjoined twins with body stalk anomaly
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020 Background Since conjoined twins were thought to be monoamniotic in the past, diamniotic conjoined twins would be improbable theoretically. Body stalk anomaly is a severe defect of the body wall, which is rare among twins.
Guishuang Xiang +4 more
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Antenatal diagnosis of thoracopagus and thoraco-omphalopagus conjoined twins: case series
The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2023 Background Conjoined twin pregnancy is a rare variety, which occurs due to incomplete separation of the embryonic plate after 13 days. Each type of this entity is linked to distinct levels of organ sharing, structural abnormalities, complications, and ...
Bheru Dan Charan +2 more
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Conjoined twins – role of imaging and recent advances
Journal of Ultrasonography, 2017 Introduction: Conjoined twins are identical twins with fused bodies, joined in utero. They are rare complications of monochorionic twinning. The purpose of this study is to describe the various types of conjoined twins, the role of imaging and recent ...
Rishi Philip Mathew +6 more
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Feasibility of Conjoined Twins in Marriage (with a Comparative view of Islamic Jurisprudence) [PDF]
فقه و حقوق خانوادهGod created humans in the best form and legislated the laws of Sharia for them. In rare cases, humans are also born as conjoined twins, which can only be separated through surgery.
Reza Daryaee, farshid khosravi
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Thoracopagus Conjoined Twins [PDF]
Circulation, 2008 The incidence of conjoined twins is estimated at 1 in 50 000 births.1 Thoracopagus is the most common form of conjoined twins,2 with fusion from …
R Thomas, Collins +3 more
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Radiology Case Reports, 2021 Ischiopagus conjoined twinning is a rare congenital defect. The surgical separation of conjoined twins is difficult because of the complex anatomy and physiology.
Truong Quang Dinh, MD, PhD +7 more
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