Literature DB >> 11240507

[A rare case of epigastric heteropagus twinning].

P Raynal1, T Petit, P Ravasse, M Herlicoviez.   

Abstract

Epigastric heteropagus is a very rare form of conjoined twins. It results from an ischemic atrophy of the body structure of the monozygotic conjoined twins at an early gestational age. Diagnosis is made by prenatal echography which must look for congenital heart disease associated in 28% of epigastric heteropagus. Cesarean section is indicated to prevent for mechanical dystocia. The autosite component of epigastric heteropagus can successfully be treated with early minor surgery. Autosite twin survival is good. Discussion with the family is important to avoid needless terminations. We report a rare prenatal diagnosis of epigastric parasitic twinning in which the parasite had pelvis with lower limbs. At birth, the autosite had omphalocele containing only bowel loops from the parasite.

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Year:  2001        PMID: 11240507

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris)        ISSN: 0150-9918


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1.  Heteropagus twins-a tale of two cases.

Authors:  Sukanta Das; Dipak Ghosh; Siddhartha Biswas; Sarbani Chattopadhyay; Nilanjan Mitra; Sourav Chakravartty; Md Zahid Hossain; Veena Kumari
Journal:  Indian J Surg       Date:  2011-01-26       Impact factor: 0.656

2.  [Conjoined twins at common omphalocele and cloacal exstrophy with sexual ambiguity].

Authors:  Majdouline Boujoual; Hamid Madani; Housain Benhaddou; Mohamed Belahcen
Journal:  Pan Afr Med J       Date:  2014-03-31

3.  Gluteal flap for omphalocele repair in a case of epigastric heteropagus: A novel approach for surgical management.

Authors:  Krushnakumar Kesan; Abhaya Gupta; Rahul Kumar Gupta; Paras Kothari; Ritesh Ranjan; Parag Karkera; Kedar Mudkhedkar
Journal:  Indian J Plast Surg       Date:  2013-01
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