Journal article
Emergency separation of conjoined twins
Abstract
Female omphalopagus conjoined twins were successfully delivered vaginally and required emergency surgical separation shortly after birth for gastroschisis. Shared tissue included conjoined bowel; one twin also had a complex cloacal abnormality and patent urachus. A 2-year follow-up is presented. A review of the relevant literature confirms that this is the first example of gastroschisis conjoining omphalopagus twins.
Authors
Walton JM; Gillis DA; Giacomantonio JM; Hayashi AH; Lau HYC
Journal
Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Vol. 26, No. 11, pp. 1337–1340
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 1991
DOI
10.1016/0022-3468(91)90615-z
ISSN
0022-3468