title: Lumbosacral parasitic twin associated with lipomeningomyelocele: a rare occurrence.
abstract: Lumbosacral parasitic twin is an extremely rare entity. About 200 cases have been reported in the literature. It may be associated with neural tube defects. We encountered a 3-day-old female child with this presentation, who was successfully operated on at the age of about 2 months. Being an uncommon entity, it is presented here.
authors: Department of Surgery, UP Rural Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Saifai, Etawah, India.
authors: Anand
authors: A
authors: Pandey
authors: Shailendra P
authors: SP
authors: Singh
authors: Jigyasa
authors: J
authors: Pandey
authors: Vipin
authors: V
authors: Gupta
authors: Rajesh
authors: R
authors: Verma
mesh_terms: D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014428:Twins, Conjoined / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery