Postnatal imaging of conjoined twins: a customized multimodality approach

Medical imaging plays a crucial role in the management of conjoined twins. The role of imaging is to explore the anatomy, outline the shared organs and determine whether surgery is feasible. It also serves as a roadmap for successful separation. Additionally, imaging helps with counseling parents ab...

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Autores principales: Mohammad, Shaimaa Abdelsattar, AbouZeid, Amr Abdelhamid, Ahmed, Khaled A., Abd-Elhamed, Abeer Maghawry, Rawash Eldieb, Leila M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2023
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10562291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37466734
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00247-023-05709-3
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Sumario:Medical imaging plays a crucial role in the management of conjoined twins. The role of imaging is to explore the anatomy, outline the shared organs and determine whether surgery is feasible. It also serves as a roadmap for successful separation. Additionally, imaging helps with counseling parents about prognosis. This review aims to illustrate recent advances in different imaging modalities and their role in the management of the various types of conjoined twins with an emphasis on relevant tips for optimal imaging. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT: [Image: see text] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00247-023-05709-3.

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