Anesthesia and perioperative challenges for surgical separation of thoraco-omphalopagus twins: case report

Abstract Background and objectives: Conjoined twins are monozygotic twins physically joined at some part of the body. This is a rare phenomenon, estimated between 1:50,000 and 1:200,000 births. The objective of this report is to present the anesthetic management and the perioperative challenges for...

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Main Authors: Milton Halyson Benevides de Freitas, Luciana Cavalcanti Lima, Tania Cursino de Menezes Couceiro, Maria Célia Ferreira da Costa, Márcio Handerson Benevides de Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia 2019-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942019000200214&tlng=en