Successful Separation of Omphalopagus Twins: A Case Report

Successful Separation of Omphalopagus Twins: A Case Report

Omphalopagus twins are conjoined twins sharing part of gastrointestinal system and abdominal wall. These types of twins have best chances of survival if successfully separated. We report a case of successfully separated omphalopagus twins at day six of life.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Prashant S Patil, Paras Kothari, Abhaya Gupta, Geeta Kekre, KV Dikshit, Ravi Kamble, Shahaji Deshmukh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EL-Med-Pub 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Neonatal Surgery
Subjects:
Conjoined twins
Omphalopagus
Online Access:https://jneonatalsurg.com/ojs/index.php/jns/article/view/272
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spelling doaj-b1f9db494ac240a0ad7ac1cada0fc8b52020-11-25T02:20:41ZengEL-Med-PubJournal of Neonatal Surgery2226-04392015-12-015110.21699/jns.v5i1.280Successful Separation of Omphalopagus Twins: A Case ReportPrashant S Patil0Paras Kothari1Abhaya Gupta2Geeta Kekre3KV Dikshit4Ravi Kamble5Shahaji Deshmukh6LTGMCH,SION,MUMBAI,MAHARASHTRA,INDIAAffiliation : L.T.M.G.Hospital,Sion,Mumbai,MaharashtraAffiliation : L.T.M.G.Hospital,Sion,Mumbai,MaharashtraAffiliation : L.T.M.G.Hospital,Sion,Mumbai,MaharashtraAffiliation : L.T.M.G.Hospital,Sion,Mumbai,MaharashtraAffiliation : L.T.M.G.Hospital,Sion,Mumbai,MaharashtraAffiliation : L.T.M.G.Hospital,Sion,Mumbai,Maharashtra Omphalopagus twins are conjoined twins sharing part of gastrointestinal system and abdominal wall. These types of twins have best chances of survival if successfully separated. We report a case of successfully separated omphalopagus twins at day six of life. https://jneonatalsurg.com/ojs/index.php/jns/article/view/272Conjoined twinsOmphalopagus
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KV Dikshit
Ravi Kamble
Shahaji Deshmukh
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Abhaya Gupta
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Successful Separation of Omphalopagus Twins: A Case Report
Journal of Neonatal Surgery
Conjoined twins
Omphalopagus
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Paras Kothari
Abhaya Gupta
Geeta Kekre
KV Dikshit
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title Successful Separation of Omphalopagus Twins: A Case Report
title_short Successful Separation of Omphalopagus Twins: A Case Report
title_full Successful Separation of Omphalopagus Twins: A Case Report
title_fullStr Successful Separation of Omphalopagus Twins: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Successful Separation of Omphalopagus Twins: A Case Report
title_sort successful separation of omphalopagus twins: a case report
publisher EL-Med-Pub
series Journal of Neonatal Surgery
issn 2226-0439
publishDate 2015-12-01
description Omphalopagus twins are conjoined twins sharing part of gastrointestinal system and abdominal wall. These types of twins have best chances of survival if successfully separated. We report a case of successfully separated omphalopagus twins at day six of life.
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Omphalopagus
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