First successfully separated set of thoraco-omphalopagus twins in Ilorin, Nigeria: A case report

First successfully separated set of thoraco-omphalopagus twins in Ilorin, Nigeria: A case report

The birth of babies sharing body part(s) and surviving independently is indeed a scientific marvel. Conjoined twinning is a rare phenomenon with various presentations, having an estimated incidence of 1 per 200,000 live births. The successes recorded by experts in developed countries in the separati...

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Main Authors: Lukman Olajide Abdur-Rahman, T K Raji, Abdulwahab O Lawal, Abdulrasheed A Nasir, O A Adesiyun, Mohammed B Abdulkadir, Olayinka Sayomi, Iyehunwa Ayinmode, I O Oyinloye, B O Bolaji, K A Adegboye, M B Adegboye, P O Adeoye, Olanrewaju Olubukola Oyedepo, Bola M Olafimihan, Luqman Olayinka Olatunbosun, Akeem Shittu, Salahudeen Fatimo Arinpe, Alonge Deborah, Rufai Zainab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Sciences
Subjects:
female
ilorin nigeria
outcomes
surgical separation
thoraco-omphalopagus conjoined twins
Online Access:http://www.jcsjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2468-6859;year=2023;volume=20;issue=4;spage=135;epage=140;aulast=Abdur-Rahman

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