Cardiovascular abnormalities in thoracopagus twins: embryological interpretation and review

Razavi-Encha, F; Mulliez, N; Benhaiem-Sigaux, Nicole; Gonzalès, Marie; Casasoprana, A; Bloch, G; Roux, Charles

doi:10.1016/0378-3782(87)90098-3

Cited by 17 publications

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“…40% of them stillbirths and 35% die within 24 hours [7]. In thoracopagus, the degree of fusion of the heart determines the outcome [8]. In the order of the frequency, the pygopagus twins fare better than the omphalopagus and the thoracopagus twins.…”

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Conjoined Twins: A Rare Case of Thoraco-Omphalopagus

Aneja

Rajanna²,

Reddy³

et al. 2013

JCDR

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Conjoined twins are a rare entity. Only few cases have been reported in the medical literature. They are a rare and exclusive type of monozygotic twins. They are caused by a faulty division of the embryonic disk. Due to high post-natal morbidity and mortality, an early pre-natal diagnosis is a must. All the monozygotic twins should be carefully screened for conjoinnment and if it is present, the type and the degree of sharing of the foetal organs should be delineated. There are many associated anomalies, of which congenital heart defects are the major prognostic factors. Here, we are reporting a case of thoraco-omphalopagus in which there was sharing of the foetal heart, liver and the intestinal loops.

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Conjoined Twins: A Rare Case of Thoraco-Omphalopagus

Aneja

Rajanna²,

Reddy³

et al. 2013

JCDR

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“…Fusion at the thorax/abdomen (thoracopagus) accounts for 70% of cases1. Although prenatal diagnosis of conjoined twins has been published several times and postnatal delineation of the conjoined heart has been reported2–4, prenatal sonographic features of the fused heart have been described only rarely5, 6.…”

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Prenatal sonographic delineation of the complex cardiac anatomy of thoraco‐omphalopagus twins

Tongsong

Khunamornpong

Piyamongkol

et al. 2005

Ultrasound in Obstet & Gyne

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“…There have been 27 reported cases of thoracopagus conjoined twins,2 of which 16 cases have revealed with cardiac sharing, and 14 of these were thought to be unsuitable for surgical separation. In two cases, surgical separation was attempted, with loss of one twin in both cases.t6 This poor prognosis emphasizes the need for careful prenatal ultrasonography to define the anatomy and extent of organ sharing as precisely as possible.…”

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