Conjoined twins: Historical perspective and report of a case

Kokcu A., Cetinkaya M. B., Aydin O., Tosun M.

JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE, vol.20, no.4, pp.349-356, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/14767050701228438
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.349-356
  • Keywords: Biddenden maids, Siamese twins, Blazek sisters, cephalothoracoomphalopagus, EXTREMELY RARE TYPE, 1ST-TRIMESTER DIAGNOSIS, PRENATAL-DIAGNOSIS, PREGNANCY, ULTRASONOGRAPHY, COMPLICATIONS, ULTRASOUND, GESTATION
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this article we review the historically important cases of conjoined twins (Biddenden Maids, Siamese twins, Blazek sisters) and contemporary knowledge regarding incidence, etiopathogenesis, antenatal diagnosis, antenatal management, and outcome of conjoined twins. We also present a case of male cephalothoracoomphalopagus, which is extremely rare.