Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports (May 2019)
Partially autoamputated heteropagus omphalopagus acardiac twin with accessory fetal bowel
Abstract
This case report describes the management of a 27-year-old lady's partially auto-amputated heteropagus omphalopagus acardiac twin. This was a rare case that resulted in the parasitic twin's bowel being located extra-peritoneal but within the abdominal wall of the host twin. Keywords: Heteropagus, Omphalopagus, Parasitic, Accessory bowel