Ischiopagus Tetrapus, Parasitic Tripus Conjoined Twins: A Rare Anomaly

Riaz Ahmed, Jamshed Akhtar

Abstract

Ischiopagus parasitic conjoined twins is a rare and intriguing anomaly with limited number of case reports in literature addressing clinical presentation and surgical intervention performed. A set of ischiopagus tetrapus heteropagus tripus conjoined male twins is reported who were not diagnosed on antenatal ultrasound. First stage surgical separation was done with uneventful recovery.

Key words

Ischiopagus, Parasitic twins, Surgical separation, Conjoined twins.