siamese twins Flashcards
craniopagus
join to the head
thoracopagus
joined at the thorax (chest)
omphalopagus
joined at the abdomen
ischiopagus
joined at the pelvis
pyopagus
joined at the sacral region or back to back
Seen more in what sex for siamese twins ?
females (70%)
you see siamese twins with wha type of chorion and amniocity ?
monochorionic and monoamniotic
> 13 days after conception that it divided
why are they together stuck together?
incompelte division of embryonic disk
which results in body parts stucks together.
pronostic of siamese twins ?
most of them are stillborn or die after 24 hours after birth
most common type of siamese or conjoined twins ?
thoraco-omphalopagus
anterior of abd and thorax are connected