| Literature DB >> 36147416 |
Ganesh Saravagi1, Sushil Chawla2, Harshal K Bhagat3, C M Sreedhar4.
Abstract
Being unique is good, but not so for conjoined twins. Cephalothoracopagus is a rare type of conjoined twins, which is a rare monozygotic twinning resulting in imperfect fusion of the head, chest and upper abdomen. These twins have separated limbs and pelvis. The incidence of conjoined twins is 1 per 50,000 to 1 per 200,000 births. The cephalothoracopagus however is very rare variant seen in 1 in 3 million births. In literature approximately 200 cases have been reported till now. The cephalothoracopagus janiceps has two types: disymmetros and asymmetros. We present a case of cephalothoracopagus janiceps disymmetros in a 22-year-old gravida at 19 weeks gestation.Entities:
Keywords: Cephalothoracopagus; Conjoint; Janiceps; Twin
Year: 2017 PMID: 36147416 PMCID: PMC9485740 DOI: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2017.08.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med J Armed Forces India ISSN: 0377-1237