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Indian Journal of Surgery
Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery 3/2011

01-06-2011 | Case Report

Heteropagus Twins—A Tale of Two Cases

Authors: Sukanta Das, Dipak Ghosh, Siddhartha Biswas, Sarbani Chattopadhyay, Nilanjan Mitra, Sourav Chakravartty, MD. Zahid Hossain, Veena Kumari

Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery | Issue 3/2011

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Abstract

Heteropagus twinning is a rare occurrence. Parasitic and asymmetric conjoined twins are rarer anomalies of monochorionic monoamniotic twins; which consist of an incomplete twin attached to the fully developed body of the co-twin. We present here two such cases of Heteropagus twinning.
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Metadata
Title
Heteropagus Twins—A Tale of Two Cases
Authors
Sukanta Das
Dipak Ghosh
Siddhartha Biswas
Sarbani Chattopadhyay
Nilanjan Mitra
Sourav Chakravartty
MD. Zahid Hossain
Veena Kumari
Publication date
01-06-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Indian Journal of Surgery / Issue 3/2011
Print ISSN: 0972-2068
Electronic ISSN: 0973-9793
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-010-0228-8

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