Variants of Conjoined Twins - Two Case Reports
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Conjoined twins are derived from the division of a single fertilized ovum; a phenomenon accompanied with multiple congenital anomalies. Such twins are identical, of the same sex, and more likely to be female. Most twins die during the embryonic period, and only 18% survive longer than 24 hours. There are complex anomalies in thoraco-omphalopagus twins that makes them unlikely to live long enoug...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2074-2908
DOI: 10.3329/bsmmuj.v5i1.11027