颅联体双胞胎成功分离

Successful separation of craniopagus conjoined twins.

作者信息

Kheir Abdelmoneim E M, Dunaway David J, Jeelani Owase N U, Osman Nader M, Omer Ilham M, Imam Abdelmutalab M A, Abbadi Nuha S, Karrar Mohamed Z A

机构信息

Department of Paediatrics , Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum , Sudan.

Department of Neurosurgery and Craniofacial Unit , The children's hospital, Great Ormond street , London, UK .

出版信息

Sudan J Paediatr. 2012;12(2):73-6.

PMID:27493350

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4949905/

Abstract

Craniopagus conjoined twins represent a rare phenom- enon of congenital malformation/ dysmorphism. The clinical pathology of this complex entity is reviewed and placed in perspective. Confusion surrounds the severity of craniopagus conjoined twins especially in relation to the difficulty of separation and subsequent outcome. Successful separation of craniopagus twins remains a rarity, however modern neurosurgical tech- niques have created opportunities for successful sepa- ration and brought hope for a normal survival of these children who in the past were often left as historical footnotes or put on display as oddities of nature. We report on a craniopagus conjoined twins from Sudan who had been successfully separated.

摘要

颅联体双胞胎是一种罕见的先天性畸形/发育异常现象。本文对这一复杂实体的临床病理学进行了综述并加以阐述。颅联体双胞胎的严重程度存在争议，尤其是在分离难度和后续结果方面。成功分离颅联体双胞胎仍然很罕见，然而现代神经外科技术为成功分离创造了机会，并为这些儿童的正常生存带来了希望，这些儿童在过去常常只能成为历史注脚或被当作自然奇观展出。我们报告了一例来自苏丹的颅联体双胞胎成功分离的病例。