| Separation of craniopagus conjoined twins: an evolution in thought. | |
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PMID: 15636762 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Advances in medicine have enabled more craniopagus twins to survive separation, but the ultimate goal, to have both twins emerge from their separation with full neurologic function and a chance at leading independent and productive lives, remains elusive. The authors were contacted to evaluate craniopagus conjoined male infant twins for separation. Once it was determined that the brains were separate, they reviewed the literature and elected to design an open-ended multistaged separation. Four major stages over 9 and a half months led to the successful separation and preservation of neurologic function. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first such outcome in such a case. This article reviews the pertinent literature and discusses the authors' rationale and methodology. |
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Authors:
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David A Staffenberg; James T Goodrich |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinics in plastic surgery Volume: 32 ISSN: 0094-1298 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Plast Surg Publication Date: 2005 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-01-07 Completed Date: 2005-03-16 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0424767 Medline TA: Clin Plast Surg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 25-34, viii Citation Subset: IM |
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Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Montefiore Medical Center, 3415 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467, USA. dstaffen@montefiore.org |
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Head
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pathology,
surgery* Humans Male Reconstructive Surgical Procedures / methods Twins, Conjoined / pathology, surgery* |
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