Emergency separation of a xipho-omphalopagus twin in a developing country
R M Shukla1, B Mukhopadhyay, K C Mandal
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata - 700 014, India. rammohanshukla@yahoo.co.in
African Journal of Paediatric Surgery : AJPS
|September 23, 2010
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.
