title: Emergency separation of conjoined twins.
abstract: Female omphalopagus conjoined twins were successfully delivered vaginally and required emergency surgical separation shortly after birth for gastroschisis. Shared tissue included conjoined bowel; one twin also had a complex cloacal abnormality and patent urachus. A 2-year follow-up is presented. A review of the relevant literature confirms that this is the first example of gastroschisis conjoining omphalopagus twins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, IWK Children's Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Walton
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Gillis
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Giacomantonio
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lau
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D002988:Cloaca / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011859:Radiography; D014428:Twins, Conjoined / Q000601:surgery*