Chadha R, Bagga D, Dhar A, Mohta A, Malhotra C J, Taneja S B
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
J Pediatr Surg. 1993 May;28(5):723-7. doi: 10.1016/0022-3468(93)90042-j.
Incomplete parasitic twinning with the parasite attached at the host's epigastrium is extremely rare. We report a case of epigastric parasitic twinning where the parasite with a well-developed pelvis and lower limbs had accessory pelvic organs and was attached to the host above an omphalocele. The parasite was excised and the omphalocele managed conservatively by mercurochrome application. A review of the four previously reported cases is presented along with a discussion of the possible etiopathogenesis and nomenclature of this condition.