Dicephalus dipus dibrachius: An unusual case of conjoined twins

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1698-1700

  Groner, Jonathan I ^a,b   Teske, Douglas W ^a   Teich, Steven ^a  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjoined twins; dicephalus dipus dibrachius

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJOINED TWINS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0030451501     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90055-X     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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2. Hammond DI, Okun NB, Carpenter BF, et al: Prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of dicephalus conjoined twins. Can Assoc Radiol J 42:357-359, 1991
3. Itoh K, Yulihiro I, Chiho O, et al: Pathological findings in dicephalus dipus dibrachius: implications for mechanisms in two pairs of lateral conjoined twins. Kobe J Med Sci 39:95-106, 1993