title: Omphalopagus parasite: a rare congenital anomaly.
abstract: Omphalopagus parasite is a very rare congenital anomaly. Presented here is a case in which an extra truncus was attached to an infant in the region of the epigastrium. The truncus had well-formed extremities, an abdomen, and a hypoplastic thorax. The infant had a small omphalocoele in addition to the truncus. Surgery performed in the neonatal period helped to achieve a successful separation of the truncus from the host.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Gandhi Medical College and Hamidia Hospital, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Budhwani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gambhir
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ghritlaharey
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014428:Twins, Conjoined / Q000601:surgery