Heteropagus parasitic twins – a case of omphalopagus with major omphalocele and congenital heart disease

Sofia Morão; Filipa Marujo; Petra  Loureiro; Daniel Virella; Rui  Alves

doi:10.47338/jns.v11.1091

Heteropagus parasitic twins – a case of omphalopagus with major omphalocele and congenital heart disease

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Sofia Morão Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Dona Estefânia (HDE), Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central (CHULC), Lisboa, Portugal
Filipa Marujo Department of Pediatrics/ Neonatology, HDE, CHULC, Lisboa, Portugal
Petra Loureiro Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Hospital Santa Marta (HSM), CHULC, Lisboa, Portugal
Daniel Virella Department of Pediatrics/ Neonatology, HDE, CHULC, Lisboa, Portugal
Rui Alves Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Dona Estefânia (HDE), Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central (CHULC), Lisboa, Portugal

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https://doi.org/10.47338/jns.v11.1091

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parasitic twins, omphalocele, cardiac disease, surgery, neonatology

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2022-07-09

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Morão S, Marujo F, Loureiro P, Virella D, Alves R. Heteropagus parasitic twins – a case of omphalopagus with major omphalocele and congenital heart disease. J Neonatal Surg [Internet]. 2022Jul.9 [cited 2023Sep.21];11:22. Available from: https://www.jneonatalsurg.com/ojs/index.php/jns/article/view/1091

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Vol. 11 (2022): Journal of Neonatal Surgery

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