Umbilical heteropagous twinning: a case report.
Heteropagous conjoined twins are rare and umbilical heteropagous conjoined twins are extremely rare. We present a case with umbilical heteropagous conjoined twins and discuss the diagnosis and management. The parasitic component of heteropagous can be separated and treated successfully in the majority of cases.
Ozturk
Hayrettin
H
Medical School, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey. ozturkhayrettin@hotmail.com
Otcu
Selcuk
S
Ozturk
Hulya
H
Duran
Hatun
H
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014428:Twins, Conjoined / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000002:abnormalities*