 Twins, Conjoined
"Twins, Conjoined" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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MONOZYGOTIC TWINS who are joined in utero. They may be well developed and share only a superficial connection, often in the frontal, transverse or sagittal body plane, or they may share a partial duplication of a body structure. Alternatively, there may be a small and incompletely developed twin conjoined to a larger, more fully developed twin.
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D014428
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C16.131.085.806
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| Concept/Terms |
Twins, Conjoined- Twins, Conjoined
- Conjoined Twin
- Conjoined Twins
- Twin, Conjoined
- Siamese Twins
- Siamese Twin
- Twin, Siamese
- Twins, Siamese
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Twins, Conjoined" by people in Profiles.
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Trost JG, Lin LO, Clark SJ, Khechoyan DY, Hollier LH, Buchanan EP. Separation of Thoraco-Omphalo-Ischiopagus Conjoined Twins: Surgical Planning, Management, and Outcomes. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Nov; 138(5):1064-1072.
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Walsh SA, Peters MJ. Peri-operative intensive care. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2015 Oct; 24(5):254-9.
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McDowell BC, Morton BE, Janik JS, Gerow RK, Handler MH, Lowenstein AD, Cochran JH, Coughlin P, Youtz T, Conlan S. Separation of conjoined pygopagus twins. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2003 May; 111(6):1998-2002.
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Janik JS, Hendrickson RJ, Janik JP, Bensard DD, Partrick DA, Karrer FM. Spectrum of anorectal anomalies in pygopagus twins. J Pediatr Surg. 2003 Apr; 38(4):608-12.
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Wilcox DT, Quinn FM, Spitz L, Kiely EM, Ransley PG. Urological problems in conjoined twins. Br J Urol. 1998 Jun; 81(6):905-10.
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