Thoraco-Omphalopagus Conjoined Twins: A Case Report
A conjoined twin is an uncommon congenital condition that has a very high morbidity and mortality prevalence. Identical twins united in utero are known as conjoined twins. It's an uncommon occurrence that poses a special difficulty for paediatric surgeons and obstetricians. Conjoined twins are...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2023-12, Vol.15 (12), p.e50444 |
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Zusammenfassung: | A conjoined twin is an uncommon congenital condition that has a very high morbidity and mortality prevalence. Identical twins united in utero are known as conjoined twins. It's an uncommon occurrence that poses a special difficulty for paediatric surgeons and obstetricians. Conjoined twins are a complicated by-product of monozygotic twinning, which raises the risk of death in the womb. One of the more prevalent varieties of conjoined twins is the thoraco-omphalopagus type, in which the heart is involved in an anterior, chest-based fusion. This case involves a 26-year-old woman who was diagnosed at 19 weeks with conjoined thoraco-omphalopagus twins using ultrasonography. |
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ISSN: | 2168-8184 2168-8184 |
DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.50444 |