Anatomical features and challenges in separation and reconstruction of heteropagus twins

Heteropagus twins are an extremely rare condition and the term describes asymmetrical conjoined twins in which one twin (“autosite”) has a mostly intact body and the other twin (“parasite”) remains anatomically incomplete but is attached to and nourished by the other one. Autosites may show severe m...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Miriam Fierling, Maya Horst Lüthy, Rita Gobet, Christoph Alexander Aufdenblatten, Thomas Dreher, Noemi Zweifel, Sasha Job Tharakan, Ueli Moehrlen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576621000361