Omphalopagus twins with covered cloacal exstrophy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1004-1005

  Goldfischer, Evan R ^a   Almond, P Stephen ^a   Statter, Mindy B ^a   Miller, Grant ^a   Arensman, Robert M ^a   Cromie, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

abnormalities; cloaca; conjoined; twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER EXSTROPHY; CASE REPORT; CLOACA; CONJOINED TWINS; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031033570     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65132-2     Document Type: Article

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