Autopsy Findings Of Dicephalic Dibrachius Parapagus Conjoined Twins: A Case Report

ABSTRACT

This is a case report of a set of dicephalic parapagus twin delivered by caesarean section and who survived for22 days postpartum. At autopsy each twin was found to have a separate upper gastrointestinal tract whicheventually became shared in the mid gut region. Their vertebral columns ran side by side and also fused at thelevel of the lumbo-sacral region. Each twin possessed a pair of lungs but they shared a single fused heart. Acomplex cardiopulmonary system was identified which had the potential to support both twins.