Open AccessConjoined thoracopagus twins - Our experience of successful separation
Author(s) -
Arvind Sinha,
Rahul Saxena,
Manish Pathak,
Mahaveer Singh Rodha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_175_20
Subject(s) - conjoined twins , umbilicus (mollusc) , medicine , multidisciplinary team , multidisciplinary approach , surgery , nursing , social science , sociology
Conjoined twin is an extremely rare condition and needs a thorough knowledge of anatomy and a multidisciplinary approach is essential to successfully separate, the twins. Thoracopagus are the twins attached by chest and umbilicus and are the commonest among all the varieties but carries a poor survival rate. We describe our approach and experience of management of thoracopagus twins who were separated at eighty-three day of life and are alive and well after 4 years of follow up. The most important decisive parameter for successful separation is the extent of sharing of organs between twins but the role of a motivated multidisciplinary team is also indispensable.