title: Emergency separation of a xipho-omphalopagus twin in a developing country.
abstract: Female conjoined twins (thoraco-omphalopagus) were delivered by emergency caesarean section in a private nursing home. On examination, one of the twins was dead and was threatening the survival of the surviving twin (twin A). An emergency separation was performed to salvage the surviving twin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata - 700 014, India. rammohanshukla@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014428:Twins, Conjoined / Q000601:surgery*