Minimally conjoined omphalopagi: emphasis on embryogenesis and possibility of emergency separation

KARNAK İ., SANLIALP I., EKİNCİ S., Senocak M. E.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.50, no.5, pp.503-508, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 50 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.503-508
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Minimally conjoined omphalopagus twins (MCOTs) has been recognized in the last decade as a special subgroup in which omphalopagus twins have union of peritoneal cavities through anterior lower abdominal wall defect with union of distal small intestine and patent urachal structures and associating anorectal malformation.