SEPARATION OF ISCHIOPAGUS TRIPUS CONJOINED TWINS

Authors
CHEN WJ LAI HS CHU SH LEE PH CHEN MT CHEN SC HUANG SC
Citation
Wj. Chen et al., SEPARATION OF ISCHIOPAGUS TRIPUS CONJOINED TWINS, Journal of pediatric surgery, 29(11), 1994, pp. 1417-1420
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,Surgery
Journal title
Journal of pediatric surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223468
Volume
29
Issue
11
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1417 - 1420
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3468(1994)29:11<1417:SOITCT>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The authors report on their second experience of a successful separati on of ischiopagus tripus conjoined twins. Particular emphasis is place d on the painful decision of sacrificing the only available leg to cov er the infected wound after an unexpected complication in twin A. The twins' preoperative evaluation, separation surgery, and subsequent 16- month course are described. Copyright (C) 1994 by W.B. Saunders Compan y