A Case of Conjoined Twin / 대한주산의학회잡지
Korean Journal of Perinatology
;
: 207-212, 1997.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Conjoined twins occur when there is imcomplete fission of the inner cell mass later at approximately 13 to 15 days after fertilization. The earlist case in the literat.ure appears to be that of the Biddenden Maids who were born in England in 1100. since then over two hundred cases of successful separation were reported on literature. And also successful separation cases were reported by Seung et al.(1991) in Korea. Conjoined twins occur between one in 50,000 to 100,000 births but real incidence is one in 200,000 because two thirds are stillbirth or died immediately after birth. The conjoined twins are not associated with maternal age, race or family history and 70 % of them are females. We experienced a case of conjoined twins with omphalopagus and performed surgical separation. A brief review of related literatures was done.
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Main subject:
Twins, Conjoined
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Incidence
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Murine Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Maternal Age
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Parturition
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Racial Groups
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England
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Stillbirth
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Fertilization
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Korea
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
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Europa
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Perinatology
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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