Successful anesthetic management of separation surgery for pygopagus conjoined twins: a case report
Successful anesthetic management of separation surgery for pygopagus conjoined twins: a case report
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Conjoined twins are an extremely rare congenital occurrence, and anesthetic management for surgical separation presents unique challenges for anesthesiologists.
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Five-month-old male pygopagus conjoined twins underwent separation surgery. We performed anesthesia induction in the supine position and surgery in the...
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Successful anesthetic management of separation surgery for pygopagus conjoined twins: a case report
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_29a844cb1a704eb5af525e9d28ed6e6f
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2363-9024
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2363-9024
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10.1186/s40981-020-00406-8