Surgical separation of conjoined (Siamese) xiphopagus twins.
Conjoined twins of the xiphopagus type have been separated 24 hours after spontaneous delivery. Indication for early intervention was impending rupture of a large omphalocele as well as deterioration of one severely malformed twin who did not survive surgery, whereas the other one showed normal development up to 15 months after separation.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D014428:Twins, Conjoined / Q000601:surgery*