title: An unusual case of heteropagus: autosite with a complex cardiac malformation.
abstract: Asymmetrical form of conjoined twinning (heteropagus) is an extremely rare event with an incidence of 1-2 million live births. The incomplete component of heteropagus, namely, parasite, usually consists of rudimentary organs. Therefore, the autosite component of heteropagus can be separated successfully. A wide spectrum of associated congenital cardiac malformations, which are usually minor, has been described in autosites. However, a single-ventricle heart anomaly in the autosite has been reported in a very few cases. We report an unusual case of heteropagus with a complex cardiac malformation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the third heteropagus case in the literature with a single-ventricle heart in the autosite.
authors.affiliation: Division of Paediatric Surgery, Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity Teaching Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hulya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozkan-Ulu
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Fatma Nur
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Sari
authors.forename: Nahide
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Altug
authors.forename: Nurdan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Uras
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Dilmen
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014428:Twins, Conjoined; D014463:Ultrasonography