1 On the history of conjoined twins, see G. M. Gould and W. L. Pyle, Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine (New York, 1896), 167-89; H. H. Wilder, “Duplicate twins and double monsters,” American Journal of Anatomy 3:4 (1904): 388-472 (which includes a fascinating discussion on the physiological theories of development of conjoined twins); J. Bondeson, Th e Two-Headed Boy and Other Medical Marve...

Introduction Conjoined twins are identical twins with fused bodies, joined in utero. They are rare complications of monochorionic twinning. The purpose of this study is to describe the various types of conjoined twins, the role of imaging and recent advances aiding in their management. Material and methods This was a twin institutional study involving 3 cases of conjoined twins diagnosed over...

Conjoined twinning is a rare abnormality and cephalopagus is a very rare form of conjoined twins. We report a case of cephalopagus conjoined twins with encephalocele and omphalocele which diagnosed by ultrasonography and ultrafast magnetic resonance (MR) imaging at 24 weeks of the gestation. Ultrafast MR imaging can provide image quality superior to two dimensional ultrasonography and should be...

Conjoined twins are an extremely rare congenital malformation without any known genetic predisposition. Omphalopagus twins are the second most common variety of conjoined twins and usually are joined at the umbilicus. We present omphalopagus conjoined twins demonstrated with true FISP (fast imaging with steady-state procession) and HASTE (half- Fourier acquisition single-shot turbo spin-echo) m...

INTRODUCTION Conjoined twins occur in approximately 0.2:10,000 births; the obstetrician and sonographer only rarely examine them. In Western countries, discovery of conjoined twins is often made by the end of the first trimester; however, in the third world, conjoined twins are often discovered only at birth. OBJECTIVE To evaluate how ultrasound techniques, when possibly available, may improv...

Ch?ng (Chang) and ?n (Eng) Bunker were conjoined twins [2] in the nineteenth century in the United States, the first pair of conjoined twins [2] whose condition was well documented in medical records. Conjoined twins are a rare condition in which two infants are born physically connected to each other. In their youth, the brothers earned money by putting themselves on display as curiosities and...

BACKGROUND Monozygotic monochorionic triplet pregnancy with conjoined twins is a very rare condition and is associated with many complications. CASE In this study, we describe a monochorionic-diamniotic triplet pregnancy after in vitro fertilization with an intracytoplasmic sperm injection. At a gestational age of 6 weeks and 4 days of pregnancy one gestational sac was observed, and at a gest...

The incidence of conjoined twins is estimated at 1 in 50 000 births.1 Thoracopagus is the most common form of conjoined twins,2 with fusion from the anterior thorax to the umbilicus. A common pericardial sac is present in 90% of thoracopagus twins, and conjoined hearts are seen in 75%.3 The present case was diagnosed prenatally, and the twins subsequently experienced intrauterine demise at 22 w...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Conjoined twins are very rare, with an incidence of approximately 1 per 250,000 live births, and there is a 3:1 female predominance [1-3]. The classification of conjoined twins is based on the most prominent site of union: the thoracopagus (thorax), omphalopagus (abdomen), pygopagus (sacrum), ischiopagus (pelvis), craniopagus (skull), cephalopagus (...