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Type of Article:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Case Report<\/h3>\n

Volume 7; Issue 3.1 (July 2019)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Page No.:<\/strong>\u00a06790-6792<\/h3>\n

DOI:\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.16965\/ijar.2019.231<\/h3>\n

AUTOPSY FINDINGS OF DICEPHALIC DIBRACHIUS PARAPAGUS CONJOINED TWINS: A CASE REPORT<\/h3>\n

Ato Ampomah Brown *1<\/sup>, Leonard Derkyi-Kwarteng 2<\/sup>, Emmanuel Okai 3<\/sup>, Kafui Akakpo 2<\/sup>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

*1<\/sup> Department of Anatomy, School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.<\/p>\n

2<\/sup> Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.<\/p>\n

3<\/sup> Department of Paediatrics, School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.<\/p>\n

Corresponding Author: <\/strong>AtoAmpomah Brown, University of Cape Coast, School of Medical Sciences, Department of Anatomy, Cape Coast, Ghana. Tel +233244648027\u00a0E-Mail: <\/strong>a.a.brown@uccsms.edu.gh<\/p>\n

ABSTRACT:<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a case report of a set of dicephalic parapagus twin delivered by caesarean section and who survived for 22 days postpartum. At autopsy each twin was found to have a separate upper gastrointestinal tract which eventually became shared in the mid gut region. Their vertebral columns ran side by side and also fused at the level of the lumbo-sacral region.\u00a0 Each twin possessed a pair of lungs but they shared a single fused heart. A complex cardiopulmonary system was identified which had the potential to support both twins.<\/p>\n

Key words: <\/strong>Autopsy, Twins, Conjoined.<\/p>\n

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    \n \t Cite this article:<\/strong><\/span> Ato Ampomah Brown, Leonard Derkyi-Kwarteng, Emmanuel Okai, Kafui Akakpo. AUTOPSY FINDINGS OF DICEPHALIC DIBRACHIUS PARAPAGUS CONJOINED TWINS: A CASE REPORT. Int J Anat Res 2019;7(3.1):6790-6792.\u00a0DOI:\u00a0<\/strong>10.16965\/ijar.2019.231\u00a0 \n <\/div>\t\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Type of Article:\u00a0\u00a0Case Report Volume 7; Issue 3.1 (July 2019) Page No.:\u00a06790-6792 DOI:\u00a0https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.16965\/ijar.2019.231 AUTOPSY FINDINGS OF DICEPHALIC DIBRACHIUS PARAPAGUS CONJOINED TWINS: A CASE REPORT Ato Ampomah Brown *1, Leonard Derkyi-Kwarteng 2, Emmanuel Okai 3, Kafui Akakpo 2. *1 Department of Anatomy, School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Ghana. 2 Department of Pathology, School
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