Separation of craniopagus conjoined twins: An evolution in thought

Clinics in Plastic Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-34

  Staffenberg, David A ^a,b   Goodrich, James T ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT MONTEFIORE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; BRAIN EDEMA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONJOINED TWINS; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARREST; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPOTHERMIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SHUNTING; SURVIVAL; VENOUS PRESSURE; ARTICLE; HEAD; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY;

HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TWINS, CONJOINED;

EID: 14744293065     PISSN: 00941298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2004.09.002     Document Type: Review

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