Experience of Managing Conjoined and Parasitic Twins from a Developing Country
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The conjoined twins (CTs) are one of the most challenging conditions in pediatric surgery especially in developing countries.[1] In developed countries, antenatal diagnosis of CTs is possible at 12th week of gestation, however, in developing countries like Togo, CTs are often discovered at birth.[2] Some work on CTs has been done in Central and West Africa.[35] The problems of antenatal diagnoses, preoperative work up, optimum postoperative management, and ultimately poor survival was reported by all. Herein, we describe three cases of CTs that were managed a tour facility.
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