Autopsy Findings in Conjoined Twin with Single Heart and Single Liver [PDF]
Case Reports in Pathology, 2012 Thoracoomphalopagus is the commonest type of conjoined twin where the bodies are fused from upper chest to lower chest. The autopsy done can help counsil the parents for further pregnancies and determine the prognosis depending upon the type of cardiac ...
Kar Asaranti +5 more
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Conjoined Twins Complicating a Dichorionic Triplet Pregnancy after Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]
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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Conjoined thoracopagus twins: A systematic review of the anomalies and outcome of surgical separation [PDF]
African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2023 Introduction: Conjoined twin is an extremely rare condition and requires a thorough knowledge of anatomy, and a multidisciplinary approach is essential to successfully separate the twins. Thoracopagus twins lie face to face and are attached from chest to
Rahul Saxena +3 more
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Emergency separation of conjoined twins in a tertiary hospital in Indonesia: three case reports [PDF]
BMC Medical Ethics, 2023 Background Emergency separation of conjoined twins is performed when one twin is already dead or dying and threatens the survival of the other. The particular decision to perform an emergency separation of conjoined twins provides an ethical dilemma that
Andi Ade Wijaya Ramlan +6 more
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Conjoined twins in a triplet pregnancy: a case report. [PDF]
Case Rep Obstet Gynecol, 2011 Background. Conjoined twins are a rare complication of monozygotic twinning and are associated with high perinatal mortality. Case. Here we present a case of conjoined twins in a triplet pregnancy diagnosed at 13 of weeks gestation. With the aid of 3D ultrasound and MRI images, the parents were counseled regarding the management options, including ...
Shepherd LJ, Smith GN.
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Separation of Thoracoomphalopagus Conjoined Twins. Use of Tissue Expanders and Abdominoplasty According to the San Martín Technique [PDF]
New Medical Innovations and Research, 2021 We present a set of female thoracoomphalopagus conjoined twins who were separated at ten months of age. Tissue expanders were used to expand the available soft tissue to cover the defect. The abdominal wall was closed by making a release incision on the outer aspect of the anterior sheath of the rectus muscle, detaching the anterior sheath of the ...
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Twin heart with a fused atria and separate ventricles in conjoined twins
Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2010 One of the most interesting congenital malformations is that of conjoined twins. We report echocardiographic features of twin heart in dicephalus, tribrachius, dispinous, thoracoomphalopagus twin. It showed two hearts fused at atrial level.
Ambar Sameer +3 more
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Incidental Detection of Thoracoomphalopagus at Amniocentesis in a Twin Pregnancy
Journal of Medical Ultrasound, 2013 Chih-Ping Chen, Jun-Wei Su
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Conjoined Twins: A Rare Case of Thoraco-Omphalopagus [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013 Conjoined twins are a rare entity. Only few cases have been reported in the medical literature. They are a rare and exclusive type of monozygotic twins. They are caused by a faulty division of the embryonic disk.
Ankur Aneja +4 more
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Anesthesia and perioperative challenges for surgical separation of thoraco-omphalopagus twins: case report [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2019 Background and objectives: Conjoined twins are monozygotic twins physically joined at some part of the body. This is a rare phenomenon, estimated between 1:50,000 and 1:200,000 births.
Milton Halyson Benevides de Freitas +4 more
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