title: Conjoined twins.
abstract: Conjoined twins, otherwise known as Siamese twins, have fascinated physicians and laymen alike for centuries. The minimal diagnostic criteria for conjoined twins is the fusion of some portion of mononuclear or monozygotic twins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ob/Gyn, OUHSC, Oklahoma City 73190, USA.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Pearce
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Mohler
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Housel
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Schipul
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Crosby
mesh_terms: D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008017:Life Expectancy; D011247:Pregnancy; D014428:Twins, Conjoined / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology