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Case Reports
. 2010 Sep-Dec;7(3):197-9.
doi: 10.4103/0189-6725.70427.

Emergency separation of a xipho-omphalopagus twin in a developing country

R M Shukla  1 , B Mukhopadhyay, K C Mandal, K Saha, D Roy, P P Mukherjee
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Emergency separation of a xipho-omphalopagus twin in a developing country

R M Shukla et al. Afr J Paediatr Surg. 2010 Sep-Dec.

Abstract

Female conjoined twins (thoraco-omphalopagus) were delivered by emergency caesarean section in a private nursing home. On examination, one of the twins was dead and was threatening the survival of the surviving twin (twin A). An emergency separation was performed to salvage the surviving twin.

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