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Case Reports
. 2012;67(5):527-9.
doi: 10.6061/clinics/2012(05)22.

Epigastric heteropagus conjoined twins: two case studies and associated DNA analysis

Jun-tao Xie  1 , Li Zhou, Zhi-lin Yang, Hong-yu Sun
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Case Reports

Epigastric heteropagus conjoined twins: two case studies and associated DNA analysis

Jun-tao Xie et al. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2012.
No abstract available

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No potential conflict of interest was reported.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) The parasitic twin in case 1 had a fully developed pelvis, two pairs of limbs, and a well-developed penis, which produced urine discharge. (B) The livers of the parasite and autosite were physically attached in case 1. (C) The parasitic twin in case 1 contained a pair of well-developed kidneys. (D) The autosite in case 1 during the twelfth month after the operation to remove the parasitic twin.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A) Large hernia of the abdominal wall (H), omphalocele (O) and limbs (L) of the parasitic twin in case 2. (B) View of the hernia in case 2. The parasitic twin was excised, and the omphalocele was repaired. (C) The pelvis of the parasitic twin in case 2 contained one small kidney and a cyst. (D) The hernia in case 2 was repaired using VYPRO II mesh. (E) Condition of the repaired ventral hernia in case 2 at 14 days after surgery. (F) The autosite in case 2 during the twenty-third month after the operation to remove the parasitic twin.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Case 2. Results of the DNA analysis of the twins in case 2. (A) Skin from the autosite. (B) Skin from the parasite. (C) Hair from the autosite. (D) Kidney from the parasite.
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