Surgical management of pygopagus parasiticus in a developing country: Challenges and review of the literature

• Hoofdauteurs: A.O. Ademuyiwa (Auteur), E.O. Alabi (Auteur), H.O. Idiodi-Thomas (Auteur), O.B. Bankole (Auteur), O.A. Elebute (Auteur), F.M. Alakaloko (Auteur), I. Desalu (Auteur), C.O. Bode (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: Elsevier, 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Conjoint twins are a rare aberration of monozygotic twinning which could be symmetric or asymmetric. Pygopagus parasiticus is a form of asymmetric twinning in which the parasitic or incomplete twin is attached to the autosite (dominant twin). We present our recent experience in the management of a c...