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Minimally Jointed Symmetrical Pygopagus Twins – Successful Surgical Separation

Conjoined pygopagus accounts for about 17% of all conjoined twins and commonly share the gluteal region, terminal spine, lower gastrointestinal, urological, and reproductive tracts. This makes their separation a very challenging task. We report herein pygopagus twins who had minimal fusion in coccyg...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ratan, Simmi K., Kumar, Chiranjiv, Batra, Radhika, Bhalotra, Anju
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9350660/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35937133
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_357_20
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Sumario:Conjoined pygopagus accounts for about 17% of all conjoined twins and commonly share the gluteal region, terminal spine, lower gastrointestinal, urological, and reproductive tracts. This makes their separation a very challenging task. We report herein pygopagus twins who had minimal fusion in coccygeal region and could be separated without a complicated procedure. The case is being reported to add to the literature and emphasize that simple fusion in conjoined twins can be relatively easy to manage.