Craniopagus: second Brisbane case. Case report.
Craniopagus is a rare and intriguing condition with an incidence of one in 2.5 million births. The chance of a neurosurgeon seeing a case in a working lifetime is unlikely. The chances of two cases from the same community within 12 months are remote in the extreme. The authors present a second case of craniopagus born and separated in Brisbane, Australia, in 2001 and discuss the intricacies of surgical separation and the lessons learned.
Campbell
Scott
S
Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Children's and Royal Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. scott_campbell@health.qld.gov.au
Theile
Richard
R
Stuart
Gordon
G
McDonald
Matthew
M
Sinnott
Stephen
S
Frawley
Kieran
K
Wilson
John
J
Isles
Alan
A
D001315:Australia; D001921:Brain / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014428:Twins, Conjoined / Q000601:surgery*