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Imaging of an unusual case of parasitic twinning

Authors :
E. Chun
Aruna Vade
H. Elsayed
M.D.Z. Rizvi
Source :
Computerized medical imaging and graphics : the official journal of the Computerized Medical Imaging Society. 23(4)
Publication Year :
1999

Abstract

Conjoined twins are rare in the literature and parasitic conjoined twins are rarer still. To our knowledge no cases of parasitic conjoined twins have previously been reported in the radiology literature. We present a case of parasitic conjoined twins in which radiographic findings played an important role in management.

Details

ISSN :
08956111
Volume :
23
Issue :
4
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Computerized medical imaging and graphics : the official journal of the Computerized Medical Imaging Society
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....f88fcfacee2462119d588acefef09c7f