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Successful separation of a conjoined biliary tract in a set of omphalopagus twins. J Pediatr Surg 1989 Sep;24(9):930-2

Date

09/01/1989

Pubmed ID

2778590

DOI

10.1016/s0022-3468(89)80598-6

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0024443183 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   11 Citations

Abstract

Omphalopagus twins were separated in the first 48 hours of life. Preoperative evaluation did not disclose either their conjoined intestines or their conjoined biliary tract; intraoperative evaluation, including an operative cholangiogram, was required to determine if separation was possible. The intestines were divided to give each infant an equal share, and an hepaticoenterostomy was constructed in each of the twins.

Author List

Lobe TE, Oldham KT, Richardson CJ

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Bile Ducts
Diseases in Twins
Female
Hernia, Umbilical
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Intestine, Small
Portoenterostomy, Hepatic
Twins, Conjoined
Umbilicus
Xiphoid Bone