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conjoined twins @15+4 weeks

FC Vogeler, F Dombrowski, F Ruhland · Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2014 · Heft 09

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Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde
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FC Vogeler, F Dombrowski, F Ruhland
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Heft 09 / 2014
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Erschienen: 2014-09-05 00:00:00
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0016-5751

Zusammenfassung

Methods: Case report & literature review Background: Conjoined twins is a rare phenomenon, the occurrence is estimated to range from 1 in 50,000 births to 1 in 200,000 births. The overall survival rate is about 20%. The condition is more frequently found among females, with a ratio of 3: 1. The most famous pair of conjoined twins was Chang and Eng Bunker (1811 – 1874), Thai brothers born in Siam. As a crowd puller in a circus they were billed as the famous Siamese Twins for many years. Hence the term "Siamese twins" came to be used as a synonym for conjoined twins. Case report: A 30-year-old gravida 3, para 2 pr…

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