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Necrotizing enterocolitis in a pygopagus conjoined twin

Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 1982
Necrotizing enterocolitis in one of pygopagus conjoined twins developed 72 hr after delivery. The unaffected twin supported the postcolectomy twin through sepsis, renal failure, and hyperbilirubinemia, permitting planned surgical separation at 2 mo of age.
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The role of intraoperative neuromonitoring in pygopagus separation: two-institution experience in Indonesia

Child's Nervous System, 2023
Pygopagus comprises 17% of all conjoined twin cases. Survival rate is higher compared to other variations of conjoined twins, but separation is a great challenge due to multiorgan involvement. Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) used aims to aid operator in preserving as much function as possible.The authors reported 2 pairs of pygopagus separation ...
Affan Priyambodo, Setyo Widi Nugroho
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Ischiopagus and pygopagus conjoined twins: neurosurgical considerations

Child's Nervous System, 2004
Neurosurgeons are familiar with the challenges presented by craniopagus twins, but other types of conjoined twins may also have neurosurgical implications. We report our experience in the management of ischiopagus and pygopagus conjoined twins.This is a retrospective review of the management of conjoined twins at Red Cross Children's Hospital in Cape ...
A Graham Fieggen, Robert Dunn, Richard D Pitcher   +2 more
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Conjoined spinal cords in pygopagus twins

The Lancet, 2002
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Graham, Fieggen, Jonathan, Peter, Alastair, Millar, Heinz, Rode   +3 more
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Surgical management of pygopagus conjoined twins with spinal bifida

European Spine Journal, 2015
Conjoined twins are a rare complication of 9 monozygotic twins and are associated with high perinatal mortality. Pygopagus are one of the rare types of conjoined twins with only a handful of cases reported in the literature. We present the case of one-and-half month-old male pygopagus conjoined twins, who were joined together dorsally in lower lumbar ...
Rahul, Awasthi, Raghvan, Iyengar, Shrikant, Rege, Nilesh, Jain   +3 more
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[The surgical separation of pygopagus conjoined twins].

Zhonghua wai ke za zhi [Chinese journal of surgery], 2010
To explore the program of preoperative evaluation, preoperative preparation and separation operation of pygopagus conjoined twins.Clinical data of one case of pygopagus (male, gestational age 37 weeks, uterine-incision delivery, 3.5 months old; twins of triplets; total body weight 8.0 kg. The twins have self-governed extremities, anus, penis.
Tian-sheng, Sun, Fang, Li, Zhi-cheng, Zhang, Zhi, Zhou, Qun, Wei, Shao-guang, Li, Kai, Guan   +6 more
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[Pygopagus Siamese twins. Surgical treatment].

Cirugia pediatrica : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Cirugia Pediatrica, 1991
A case is presented wherein a set of black female pygopagus siamese twins were successfully separated by our department in their 45th day of life. Both twins had multiple malformations: cardiopulmonary, vertebral, anorectal, genitourinary, etc. The bilateral renal absence in one of them, originated her death on the 7th postoperative day.
V, Rollán Villamarín, J C, Ollero Fresno, J L, Alonso Calderón, J M, Ollero Caprani   +3 more
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Management of intraoperative neuromonitoring in pygopagus conjoined twins

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences, 2021
Franco, Randi, Paolo, Palma, Viviana, Ponzo, Carolina, Brunetti, Pietro, Bagolan, Carlo E, Marras   +5 more
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[Malformed pygopagus conjoined twins in a spontaneous triplet pregnancy].

Harefuah, 2005
This is a case study of malformed conjoined twins in a spontaneous triplet pregnancy. A 20-year-old primigravida spontaneously delivered at 22 weeks gestation a normal 425-gram male newborn followed by a delivery of a 525 grams pygopagus conjoined male twins.
Ido, Solt, Lior, Lowenstein, Marina, Okopnik, Orit, Sheinin, Arie, Drugan   +4 more
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Separation of Conjoined Pygopagus Twins

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2003
Brad C, McDowell, Berry E, Morton, Joseph S, Janik, Royal K, Gerow, Michael H, Handler, Adam D, Lowenstein, John H, Cochran, Patty, Coughlin, Teresa, Youtz, Steve, Conlan   +9 more
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