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Case Reports
Successful separation of the conjoined thecal sac with an epidermal cyst in pygopagus twins.
- Yu-Cheng Chou, Hai-Chyi Peng, Chia-Hsiang Chu, Sheng-Tzung Tsai, Joseph Chang Ming Ling, Yung-Hsiang Hsu, Shin-Yuan Chen, and Tomor Harnod.
- Department of Neurosurgery, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, Hualien 970, Taiwan, ROC.
- J. Pediatr. Surg. 2011 Sep 1; 46 (9): e25-7.
AbstractPygopagus conjoined twins are very rare, and half of all pygopagus twins have other anomalies. This report describes the successful surgical separation of pygopagus twins who had a conjoined thecal sac and an epidermal cyst. Meticulous preoperative planning, development of a model simulator, multispecialty teamwork, and a staged surgery contributed to a successful outcome.Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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