Emergency separation of conjoined twins.
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.
Walton
J M
JM
Department of Surgery, IWK Children's Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Gillis
D A
DA
Giacomantonio
J M
JM
Hayashi
A H
AH
Lau
H Y
HY
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*