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Craniopagus twins for magnetic resonance imaging.
Vagyannavar R +4 more
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Successful separation of pygopagus conjoined twins
Conjoined pygopagus twins are very rare. They represent about 17% of all conjoined twins and commonly share the gluteal region, terminal spine, and lower gastrointestinal, urological, and reproductive tracts. Meticulous preoperative investigations and planning as well as a multispecialty team approach contribute to the success of surgical separation ...
Hilal Matta, Alic Jacobsz
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Surgical separation of pygopagus twins: A case report
AbstractWe report a rare case of Nigerian symmetrical pygopagus conjoined twins. They had sharing of anal canal, genitourinary system along with the fused spinal cords with a single dysplastic sacrum. Both the twin sisters were healthy and without any major health issues.
Praveen Khilnani
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Spectrum of anorectal anomalies in pygopagus twins
The literature lacks a concise description of the anorectal anomalies encountered in pygopagus twins.This is a retrospective literature review of 34 pygopagus twins highlighting their anorectal malformations.Overall pygopagus twins represent 17% of all conjoined twins.
Joseph S Janik +2 more
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Surgical Separation of a Rare Case of Male Pygopagus
M A, El Gohary +3 more
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Successful separation of the conjoined thecal sac with an epidermal cyst in pygopagus twins
Pygopagus conjoined twins are very rare, and half of all pygopagus twins have other anomalies. This report describes the successful surgical separation of pygopagus twins who had a conjoined thecal sac and an epidermal cyst. Meticulous preoperative planning, development of a model simulator, multispecialty teamwork, and a staged surgery contributed to ...
Yu-Cheng Chou +2 more
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Pediatric Surgery International, 1986
Female pygopagus twins, Gargi and Gayatri, were born with a common sacrum and a common subarachnoid space, and their vaginas and anal canals shared a common posterior wall. The circumference of union at birth was 42 cm. At 4 months with a combined weight of 7.4 kg, they were successfully separated. Details of the surgical and anaesthetic management are
Chatterjee Subir K
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Female pygopagus twins, Gargi and Gayatri, were born with a common sacrum and a common subarachnoid space, and their vaginas and anal canals shared a common posterior wall. The circumference of union at birth was 42 cm. At 4 months with a combined weight of 7.4 kg, they were successfully separated. Details of the surgical and anaesthetic management are
Chatterjee Subir K
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Separation of complex pygopagus conjoined twins
Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 1999Pygopagus twins were born with a unique spectrum of anomalies including a conjoined distal spinal cord, single kidney (in twin A), single rectum (in twin A), single vagina (in twin B), and severe central nervous system anomalies in twin B that precluded her independent survival. Separation at 10 weeks of age was tailored toward Twin A's survival.
Carol L Fowler
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