Craniofacial duplication: A case report

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2025-2026

  Suryawanshi, Pradeep ^a   Deshpande, Mandar ^b   Verma, Nitin ^c   Mahendrakar, Vivek ^d   Sandhyamahendrakar, ^d  

^a Bharati Vidyapeeth's Medical College   (India)

^b Amrut Balrugnalaya and Critical Care Center   (India)

^c NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Mahendrakar Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Craniofacial duplication; Diprosopus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CRANIOFACIAL DUPLICATION; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; CYANOSIS; DEATH; FACE DYSMORPHIA; FACIES; FAMILY HISTORY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; OXYGEN SATURATION; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 84883862959     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/5658.3395     Document Type: Article

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