A Rare Form of Heteropagus Twinning : Three-Armed Infant with Spinal Dysraphism
Joint Authors
Polat, İpek
Şahin, Neslın
Genç, Berhan
Ergün, Sonnaz
Solak, Aynur
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
An ectopic or accessory limb attached to the back is an extremely rare and strange condition, and there are only a few documented cases in the worldwide literature.
The first case was described by Jones and Larkin (1889).
There are several theories regarding the origin of this condition.
Asymmetric conjoined twinning which is located dorsally in the vertebral column (rachipagus) is the most probable diagnosis of our patient.
Conjoined twinning is very rare and the incidence is 1 per 50 000 live births.
Rachipagus is even rarer, with no more than 30 case reports so far (Chadha et al.
(1993, 2006)).
In this report, we present a patient who underwent successful surgical excision of a third arm attached to the back in the midline over the low-dorsal region.
Differential diagnoses including teratoma and fetus in fetu are discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Solak, Aynur& Ergün, Sonnaz& Polat, İpek& Şahin, Neslın& Genç, Berhan. 2012. A Rare Form of Heteropagus Twinning : Three-Armed Infant with Spinal Dysraphism. Case Reports in Pediatrics،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Solak, Aynur…[et al.]. A Rare Form of Heteropagus Twinning : Three-Armed Infant with Spinal Dysraphism. Case Reports in Pediatrics No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Solak, Aynur& Ergün, Sonnaz& Polat, İpek& Şahin, Neslın& Genç, Berhan. A Rare Form of Heteropagus Twinning : Three-Armed Infant with Spinal Dysraphism. Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-501677
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-501677