Echo-Doppler assessment of cardiac status in conjoined (thoraco-omphalopagus) twins

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 1990 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Pediatric Cardiology, volume 11, pages 91-92 (issn: 0172-0643, eissn: 1432-1971,

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Authors: V, Dev; R B, Pothineni; M, Rohatgi; S, Shrivastava;

doi: 10.1007/bf02239569

pmid: 2349149

Echo-Doppler assessment of cardiac status in conjoined (thoraco-omphalopagus) twins

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Abstract

Cardiac status was assessed noninvasively in a case of thoraco-omphalopagus conjoined twins by two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography which showed completely separate hearts and major arteries and veins. The twins were successfully separated surgically, without preoperative invasive cardiac investigation. Echocardiography can provide an accurate assessment of cardiac status in conjoined twins and may obviate the need for cardiac catheterization.

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Institute of Medical Sciences
India
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
India

Keywords

Echocardiography, Infant, Newborn, Humans, Female, Heart, Twins, Conjoined, Echocardiography, Doppler

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