Disease relevance of Twins, Conjoined

• A 2.5 kg thoracopagus (Siamese) twin and a 0.73 kg premature newborn developed systemic candidiasis and were treated with intravenous miconazole [1].

High impact information on Twins, Conjoined

• In addition, 55 conjoined twins were evaluated in the data set of the Hungarian Congenital Abnormality Registry, and no conjoined twins had mother with griseofulvin treatment during pregnancy [2].
• In conjoined twins, assessment of renal function is necessary and should include serial measurements of urine volumes and urine creatinine clearance [3].
• Conjoined twins and in utero early exposure to prochlorperazine [4].
• Tubal conjoined twin pregnancy [5].
• In these conjoined twins, using sequential fluorescein injections in each twin, it was possible to accurately determine which portions of the pelvis and the shared leg belonged to which twin and exactly where the skin incisions should be made [6].

Chemical compound and disease context of Twins, Conjoined

• New techniques of 2-D sonography and radionucleotide Disofenin scanning allowed noninvasive evaluation of thoracoomphalopagus Siamese twins and successful separation at four days of age [7].
• Conjoined twins: 2000 version. British Supreme Court's decision [8].
• METHODS: Conjoined twins were obtained from a hospital, fixed in formalin, and dissected to observe and report the abnormalities present [9].
• Omphalopagus conjoined twins had only three lower extremeties, a common gastro-intestinal tract beyond the terminal ileum, crossed ectopia, hypoplastic kidneys and bicornuate uterus [10].

Gene context of Twins, Conjoined

• Dr. J. Bruce Beckwith's review of Dr. Rowena Spencer's Conjoined twins: developmental malformations and clinical implications [11].
• Cain and Abel or Siamese twins? Defining essential conditions for a successful cooperation of physicians and pharmacists in the 21st century: an historical approach [12].
• Separation of the conjoined twins: a comparative analysis of the rights to privacy and religious freedom in Great Britain and the United States [13].

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