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[Surgical separation of symmetrical conjoined ischiopagus twins]. 1984

R Grantzow, and W C Hecker, and A M Holschneider, and K Devens, and F J Helmig

This is a case report on symmetrical ischiopagus tetrapus. We made exact preoperative examinations of the topographic anatomical relationships before performing the separation at the age of ten months. Both twins survived the operation without complication. A second procedure to correct the misformed pelvices of both children was successfully performed. The twins have been released from the hospital. One child, who can walk, lives with his parents. The second child has a perinatal brain defect, and as such is cared for in a nursing home.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D007420	Intestine, Large	A segment of the LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT that includes the CECUM; the COLON; and the RECTUM.	Large Intestine
D008297	Male		Males
D010384	Pelvic Bones	Bones that constitute each half of the pelvic girdle in VERTEBRATES, formed by fusion of the ILIUM; ISCHIUM; and PUBIC BONE.	Coxal Bone,Hip Bone,Innominate Bones,Bone, Coxal,Bone, Hip,Bone, Innominate,Bone, Pelvic,Bones, Coxal,Bones, Hip,Bones, Innominate,Bones, Pelvic,Coxal Bones,Hip Bones,Innominate Bone,Pelvic Bone
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014428	Twins, Conjoined	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.	Siamese Twins,Twins, Siamese,Conjoined Twin,Conjoined Twins,Siamese Twin,Twin, Conjoined,Twin, Siamese
D014566	Urogenital System	All the organs involved in reproduction and the formation and release of URINE. It includes the kidneys, ureters, BLADDER; URETHRA, and the organs of reproduction - ovaries, UTERUS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; VAGINA; and CLITORIS in women and the testes; SEMINAL VESICLES; PROSTATE; seminal ducts; and PENIS in men.	Genitourinary System,Genitourinary Systems,System, Genitourinary,System, Urogenital,Systems, Genitourinary,Systems, Urogenital,Urogenital Systems