Successful early separation of a premature xipho-omphalopagus conjoined twins: A case report

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages

  Lai, Hong Shiee ^a   Lee, Po Huang ^a   Chu, Shu Hsun ^a   Chen, Ming Ting ^a   Lin, Tsuo Wu ^a   Duh, Yuan Chao ^a   Chen, Wei Jao ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJOINED TWINS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; STERNUM;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, PATENT; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LIVER; TWINS, CONJOINED; UMBILICUS; XIPHOID BONE;

EID: 1842375714     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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