title: Emergency separation of omphaloischiopagus tetrapus conjoined twins in the newborn period.
abstract: This article reports an experience on subemergent separation of xyphoomphaloischiopagus tetrapus conjoined twins in the newborn period when survival of one of the twins was threatened by a severely malformed counterpart.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Republic of China.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: F Y
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Hwang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007512:Ischium / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D014428:Twins, Conjoined / Q000601:surgery*