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      An Epigastric Heteropagus Twin with Ruptured Giant Omphalocele

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          Abstract

          We present a case of heteropagus twins attached to the epigastric region. The neonate also had ruptured giant omphalocoele with most of gut and liver lying outside the abdominal cavity. Patient had uneventful surgery for separation of twins and repair of ruptured omphalocoele.

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          Journal
          J Neonatal Surg
          J Neonatal Surg
          JNS
          Journal of Neonatal Surgery
          EL-MED-Pub
          2226-0439
          1 April 2014
          Apr-Jun 2014
          : 3
          : 2
          : 23
          Affiliations
          Paediatric Surgery Department, Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
          Author notes
          Address for Correspondence: Naeem Liaqat, Paediatric Surgery Department, Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan. simsonian.chaudary@ 123456gmail.com .
          Article
          jns-3-117
          4420321
          4ea2012b-dc41-4b8b-974e-a32c56b93a96
          Copyright © 2014 Dar et al

          This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

          History
          : 23 December 2013
          : 04 March 2014
          Categories
          Case Report

          twin,heteropagus,omphalocoele,epigastric
          twin, heteropagus, omphalocoele, epigastric

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