Separation of conjoined twins in a resource constraint setting – Lessons learned and implications for global surgery initiatives

Zafar Nazir, Muhammad Arif Mateen Khan, Ahmed Vaqas Faruque, Bakhtawar Dilawar

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Abstract

Conjoined Twins are rare however, such cases are often highlighted in medical literature, social and electronic media. Separation of conjoined twins is no longer considered an exceptional event in the developed world but it remains a unique challenges to pediatric surgeons working in middle and low-income countries with limited well rounded health care facilities to deal with such cases. We report successful separation of a set of Conjoined Twins- Thoraco-Omphalophagus in a resource constraint setting to highlight lessons learned and its possible implications to global surgery initiatives.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)31-34
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Volume39
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2018

Keywords

  • Conjoined twins
  • Global surgery
  • Liver surgery
  • Pediatric surgery
  • Quality

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