Siamese twins in the United Arab Emirates.
In the years 1985-1992, ten pairs of conjoined twins were born in the United Arab Emirates (UAE): one dicephalus, two teratopagi, and seven thoracoomphalopagi, one of which was still-born and three who were cared for in other hospitals. The first pair of thoraco-omphalopagus twins died of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia 6 months after successful separation. The management of the third set of twins gave rise to moral and ethical problems often encountered in such situations, while one of the teratopagi was a unique case of a parasite projecting from the mouth of the normal twin.
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
D004200:Diseases in Twins; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications; D014428:Twins, Conjoined / Q000601:surgery; D014479:United Arab Emirates