The Ibadan conjoined twins: a report of omphalopagus twins and a review of cases reported in Nigeria over 60 years

An omphalopagus set of female conjoined twins, undiagnosed prenatally, who presented as obstructed labour needing operative delivery is reported. Their anatomic characteristics and clinical features, including overwhelming sepsis in twin II which forced early separation, and those which led to their...

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Published in:Annals of tropical paediatrics 2001-09, Vol.21 (3), p.263-270
Main Authors: Omokhodion, S. I., Ladipo, J. K., Odebode, T. O., Ajao, O. G., Famewo, C. E., Lagundoye, S. B., Sanusi, A., Gbadegesin, R. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Delivery. Postpartum. Lactation
Disorders
Fatal Outcome
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medical sciences
Nigeria
Sepsis - etiology
Tropical medicine
Twins, Conjoined - pathology
Twins, Conjoined - surgery
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Summary:An omphalopagus set of female conjoined twins, undiagnosed prenatally, who presented as obstructed labour needing operative delivery is reported. Their anatomic characteristics and clinical features, including overwhelming sepsis in twin II which forced early separation, and those which led to their demise are described. Twelve other cases reported in Nigeria over the past 60 years are reviewed with reference to the aetiology and epidemiology of conjoined twinning and the determinants of successful surgical separation.
ISSN:0272-4936
2046-9047
1465-3281
2046-9055
DOI:10.1080/02724930120077853