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Conjoined Twins

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Conjoined twins can be subdivided into (a) symmetrical conjoined twins, and (b) heteropagus or parasitic twins. This chapter presents a brief summary of the history of conjoined twins followed by a classification of the various types according to the site of attachment, the investigations required, and the operative procedure. The experience of the team at Great Ormond Street Hospital is presented.

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  1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK

    Lewis Spitz PhD, FRCS(Eng), FRCS(Ed), FRCSI, Edward Kiely FRCSI, FRCS(Eng), FRCPCH(Hons) & Agostino Pierro MD, FRCS(Eng), OBE

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    Lewis Spitz PhD, FRCS(Eng), FRCS(Ed), FRCSI

  3. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK

    Lewis Spitz PhD, FRCS(Eng), FRCS(Ed), FRCSI & Edward Kiely FRCSI, FRCS(Eng), FRCPCH(Hons)

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    Edward Kiely FRCSI, FRCS(Eng), FRCPCH(Hons)

  5. Division of Pediatric Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, 1526-555 University Ave, Toronto, M5G 1X8, ON, Canada

    Agostino Pierro MD, FRCS(Eng), OBE

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  1. Division of Child Health, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom

    Paul D. Losty

  2. University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Alan W. Flake

  3. Childrens Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

    Risto J. Rintala

  4. Royal Children’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

    John M. Hutson

  5. Department of Surgery, Meiji University of Integrative Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

    Naomi lwai

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Spitz, L., Kiely, E., Pierro, A. (2018). Conjoined Twins. In: Losty, P., Flake, A., Rintala, R., Hutson, J., lwai, N. (eds) Rickham's Neonatal Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4721-3_19

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