Craniopagus twins

J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2008 Jan;1(1):1-20. doi: 10.3171/PED-08/01/001.

Abstract

Craniopagus twins represent a rare phenomenon of congenital misfortune. Modern neurosurgical techniques have created opportunities for successful separation and the promise of a normal existence for these children, who in the past were often left as historical footnotes or put on display as oddities of nature. The authors document a brief history of conjoined twinning and discuss the modern science of craniopagus epidemiology, classification, and separation. In particular, the strategies used and the rationale for staged surgical separation are highlighted.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Portrait

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Neurosurgical Procedures / methods
  • Phenotype
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods
  • Risk Assessment
  • Skull / abnormalities*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Twins, Conjoined / classification*
  • Twins, Conjoined / surgery