학술논문

Successful separation of xypho-omphalopagus conjoined twins with extrauterine twin-twin transfusion syndrome: a case report.
Document Type
Case Study
Source
Croatian Medical Journal. Aug2019, Vol. 60 Issue 4, p301-308. 8p.
Subject
*FETOFETAL transfusion
*CONJOINED twins
*FETAL MRI
Language
ISSN
0353-9504
Abstract
The article presents a case study of conjoined twining of Symmetrical female xypho-omphalopagus who were born by elective C-section at 332/7 weeks gestation to a healthy 24-year-old gravida 3, para 2 woman. It mentions conjoined twining as a rare medical phenomenon, with an overall prevalence and describes a successful separation of xypho-omphalopagus conjoined twins complicated by unbalanced blood shunting through the porto-systemic anastomoses.