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Case Reports
. 1989 Dec;24(12):1221-4.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(89)80555-x.

Emergency separation of omphaloischiopagus tetrapus conjoined twins in the newborn period

W J Chen  1 , K M Chen, M T Chen, T K Liu, S H Chu, T C Tsai, F Y Hwang
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Emergency separation of omphaloischiopagus tetrapus conjoined twins in the newborn period

W J Chen et al. J Pediatr Surg. 1989 Dec.

Abstract

This article reports an experience on subemergent separation of xyphoomphaloischiopagus tetrapus conjoined twins in the newborn period when survival of one of the twins was threatened by a severely malformed counterpart.

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