Thoracic-Omphalopagus Conjoined Twins: A Case Report and Review of the literature


Authors : AyoubAmghar; Sara Tossi; karima Fichtali; Amine Lamrissi; Said Bouhya

Volume/Issue : Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 8 - August

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7047268

Abstract : Conjoined twins represent a rare and serious complication of monozygotic twin pregnancies due to late cleavage at the embryonic disc stage. We report the fortuitous discovery of thoraco-omphalopagus conjoined twins at 8 months of pregnancy whose prognosis remains most often very reserved.

Keywords : Monozygotic twin pregnancies; twins; conjoined thoracic-omphalopagus; conjoined twins

Conjoined twins represent a rare and serious complication of monozygotic twin pregnancies due to late cleavage at the embryonic disc stage. We report the fortuitous discovery of thoraco-omphalopagus conjoined twins at 8 months of pregnancy whose prognosis remains most often very reserved.

Keywords : Monozygotic twin pregnancies; twins; conjoined thoracic-omphalopagus; conjoined twins

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