"Twins, Conjoined" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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MONOZYGOTIC TWINS who are joined in utero. They may be well developed and share only a superficial connection, often in the frontal, transverse or sagittal body plane, or they may share a partial duplication of a body structure. Alternatively, there may be a small and incompletely developed twin conjoined to a larger, more fully developed twin.
| Descriptor ID |
D014428
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C16.131.085.806
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| Concept/Terms |
Twins, Conjoined- Twins, Conjoined
- Conjoined Twin
- Conjoined Twins
- Twin, Conjoined
- Siamese Twins
- Siamese Twin
- Twin, Siamese
- Twins, Siamese
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Twins, Conjoined" by people in Profiles.
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Nursing considerations and interdisciplinary coordination in the care of conjoined twins. Semin Perinatol. 2018 10; 42(6):340-349.
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Role of simulation in preparation for the care of conjoined twins-prenatal preparation to separation. Semin Perinatol. 2018 10; 42(6):329-339.
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Introduction: unique challenges in the care of conjoined twins. Semin Perinatol. 2018 10; 42(6):319-320.
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Anaesthetic management of thoracopagus twins with complex cyanotic heart disease for cardiac assessment: special considerations related to ventilation and cross-circulation. Br J Anaesth. 2006 Mar; 96(3):341-5.
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Contiguous but non-fused ventricles in conjoined thoracopagus twins. Cardiol Young. 2002 May; 12(3):284-5.
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Heroic surgery. Hastings Cent Rep. 2001 Sep-Oct; 31(5):5-6; author reply 6.
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Cardiac catheterization in diagnosis and management of congenital heart disease in thoracopagus conjoined twins. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2000 Oct; 51(2):159-67.