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SEPARATION OF CONJOINED TWINS
Author(s) -
Campbell G. D.,
Brown S. W.,
Anderson M.,
Anderson P. G.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1990.tb07354.x
Subject(s) - conjoined twins , medicine , incidence (geometry) , obstetrics , pediatrics , optics , physics
The incidence of conjoined twins is rare, occurring in one in 50–80000 live births. The rarity of the occurrence presents quite a management challenge. The first case in New Zealand of successfully separated thoraco‐omphalagus twins, presenting top‐to‐tail, is described.