A rare presentation of heteropagus conjoined twin: a case report with review of literature

A Rare Case Report of Epigastric Heteropagus: Autosite with Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease

“…An associated congenital cardiac malformations, has been described in autosites. However, a single-ventricle heart anomaly in the autosite has been reported in a very few cases [4][5][6][7]. The cardiac anomalies was found in the autosite index case.…”

“…Of all the heteropagus twins, epigastric heteropagus twins (EHT) are among the least documented cases in literature. In contrast to the female predominance of symmetrically conjoined twins, a male predominance is observed in EHT [6][7][8][9]. Antepartum diagnosis of parasitic twinning plays an important role in management.…”

Laporan Kasus: Kembar Siam Tipe Heteropagus (Parasit)

“…Tingginya angka kelahiran mati dan distosia mendukung SC elektif lebih disarankan. 16 Dalam kasus ini ibu pasien dilakukan SC terencana pada usia kehamilan 35-36 minggu. Sesuai dalam temuan pada pemeriksaan fisik pada bayi pasien bahwa terdapatnya massa yang melekat pada intraoral, pada massa tersebut tampak jaringan berbentuk tangan dan kaki yang rudimenter, acephalic dan acardiac.…”

Heteropagus Conjoined Twin - Magnetic Resonance Imaging Finding and Its Importance

“…Symmetrical type is the fusion of two identical twins at a certain site on both sides. This may be fusion at chest (thoracopagus), fusion at anterior abdominal wall (omphalopagus) at pelvis/ ischium (ischiopagus), at cranium (craniopagus), or a combination of above condition [2]. Asymmetrical twins are also called as parasitic twins or heteropagus in which the dependent fetus or parasite is not completely formed and is attached to the normally formed fetus with evident of supernumerary limbs [3].…”