Surgical management of pygopagus parasiticus in a developing country: Challenges and review of the literature

Surgical management of pygopagus parasiticus in a developing country: Challenges and review of the literature

Conjoint twins are a rare aberration of monozygotic twinning which could be symmetric or asymmetric. Pygopagus parasiticus is a form of asymmetric twinning in which the parasitic or incomplete twin is attached to the autosite (dominant twin). We present our recent experience in the management of a...

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Main Authors: A.O. Ademuyiwa, E.O. Alabi, H.O. Idiodi-Thomas, O.B. Bankole, O.A. Elebute, F.M. Alakaloko, I. Desalu, C.O. Bode
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-02-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Subjects:
Conjoined twins
Heteropagus/ parasitic twin
Management challenges
Developing countries
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576614001754
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Summary:Conjoint twins are a rare aberration of monozygotic twinning which could be symmetric or asymmetric. Pygopagus parasiticus is a form of asymmetric twinning in which the parasitic or incomplete twin is attached to the autosite (dominant twin). We present our recent experience in the management of a case of pygopagus parasiticus highlighting the challenges peculiar to developing economies such as ours and how such challenges could be surmounted.
ISSN:2213-5766

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