Case report<br> Thoraco-omphalopagus twins: different perinatal circumstances, different outcome

Anna Piaseczna-Piotrowska; Andrzej Chilarski; Wojciech Krajewski; Joanna Godlewska-Tarka

doi:10.5114/aoms.2010.14272

eISSN: 1896-9151
ISSN: 1734-1922

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Case report
Thoraco-omphalopagus twins: different perinatal circumstances, different outcome

Anna Piaseczna-Piotrowska

,

Andrzej Chilarski

,

Wojciech Krajewski

,

Joanna Godlewska-Tarka

Arch Med Sci 2010; 6, 3: 461-463

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2010.14272

Online publish date: 2010/06/30

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Two pairs of omphalopagus twins were encountered at the Polish Mother’s Health Institution in Lodz, Poland during the past 15 years. In the first set the prenatal diagnosis was not established and the delivery of the twins in a regional hospital was a complete surprise. Both babies died. In the second case the conjoined twins were diagnosed prenatally, surgical separation was successful, and both twins survived. The prenatal identification of conjoined twins is of cardinal importance for the planning of delivery and possible separation.

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Case report Thoraco-omphalopagus twins: different perinatal circumstances, different outcome

Anna Piaseczna-Piotrowska , Andrzej Chilarski , Wojciech Krajewski , Joanna Godlewska-Tarka

conjoined twins, prenatal diagnosis, surgical separation

Case report
Thoraco-omphalopagus twins: different perinatal circumstances, different outcome

Anna Piaseczna-Piotrowska

,

Andrzej Chilarski

,

Wojciech Krajewski

,

Joanna Godlewska-Tarka