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Case Report
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| A rare case of heteropagus twin managed in his preadolescence at a rural tertiary level medical institute |
| Shailendra Pal Singh1, Subhash Singh Rajput2 |
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1MS, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, UP Rural Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India.
2Mch, Professor and Head, Department of CVTS, UP Rural Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India. |
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doi:10.5348/ijcri-2012-08-162-CR-9
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Address correspondence to: Dr. Shailendra Pal Singh B203 TYPE 4 Doctor's Residence UP Rural Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, Pin code: 206301 India Phone: +919457879726 Fax: +91 5688 276501 Email: drspsinghsaifai@gmail.com |
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| Singh SP, Rajput SS. A rare case of heteropagus twin managed in his preadolescence at a rural tertiary level medical institute. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2012;3(8):31–33. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Parasitic or heteropagus twins are asymmetric conjoined twins in whom the severely defective twin (parasite) is depended on intact twin (autosite) for its vascular supply and growth. It is an extremely rare condition with estimated incidence of less than one per million live births.
Case Report: A case of this rare entity which presented to us late in his preadolescence. The parasite had partially developed pelvis, lower limbs, nipples, hairs, nails and loops of the intestine. The case was successfully managed at a rural tertiary level institute. Conclusion: Parasitic or heteropagus twin is a extremely rare condition which require detailed evaluation to diagnose the degree of vascular, organ and soft tissue attachments before successful surgical excision. | |
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Key Words:
Parasitic twin, Heteropagus twin, Malformation, Exoparasitic twin
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Author Contributions:
Shailendra Pal Singh – Conception and the main operating surgeon, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published Subhash Singh Rajput – Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission:
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Source of support:
None |
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Conflict of interest:
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright:
© Shailendra Pal Singh et al. 2012; This article is distributed the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any means provided the original authors and original publisher are properly credited. (Please see Copyright Policy for more information.) |
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