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KMID : 0357919840180010089
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Korean Journal of Pathology
1984 Volume.18 No. 1 p.89 ~ p.93
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Cephalothoracogus Syncprhals -An autopsy case report-
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김정례/Jeong Rae Kim
이선/강재선/이혜경/신성식/지제근/Sun Lee/Jae Sung Kang/Hye Kyung Lee/Sung Shik Shin/Je Geun Chi
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Abstract
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Conjoined twins are very rare congenital malformation in which twins have varying
degree of anatomical union. They are reported to occur by the incidence of 1/50,000 to
1/100,000 in deliveries and in approximately 1/600 twin births. The conjoined twins are
usually associated with anomalies of internal organs, most commonly cardiovascular
anomaly leading to immediate postnatal death.
A case of conjoined twins(cephalothoracopagus syncephalus) was deliverer by
Caesarian section from a 23-year-old Primiparous woman at OB and GY dept., Veterans
Hospital. Gestational period was 30 weeks and both twins died soon after birth. The
autopsy was performed and a review of literature on conjoined twins were discussed
briefly.
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