Successfully separated conjoined twins at French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children Kabul Afghanistan.

Rahimi, Mohammad Tareq; Shirzad, Mohammad Akbar; Amanat, Abdulwahab; Tahvildari, Azin; Bazgir, Narges; Mousavi, Sayed Hamid.

Afiliação

Rahimi MT; Pediatric Surgery Department, French Medical Institute for Mother and Children (FMIC), Kabul, Afghanistan.
Shirzad MA; Pediatric Surgery Department, French Medical Institute for Mother and Children (FMIC), Kabul, Afghanistan.
Amanat A; Pediatric Surgery Department, French Medical Institute for Mother and Children (FMIC), Kabul, Afghanistan.
Tahvildari A; Student Research Committee, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Bazgir N; Student Research Committee, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mousavi SH; Medical Research Center, Kateb University, Kabul, Afghanistan; Afghanistan National Charity Organization for Special Diseases (ANCOSD), Afghanistan. Electronic address: dr.mousavi@kateb.edu.af.

Int J Surg Case Rep ; 92: 106886, 2022 Mar.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35248881

ABSTRACT

Conjoined twins are a rare malformation and few cases have been reported in the literature. There are different types of conjoined twins and the most common type is the thoracopagus. Prognosis is related to the type of conjoined twins and the organs they share. We are reporting an Omphalopagus, in which there was sharing of the liver, sternum, and abdominal wall. The complications in this kind of cases are Bleeding, Bile leakage, and infection.

Palavras-chave

Afghanistan; Complication; Conjoined twins; Omphalopagus

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