The management of anaesthesia for conjoined twins poses unique anatomical,
physiological and logistic challenges. Although many possible configurations of union exist …

Summary The Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa is the
only dedicated children's hospital in sub‐Saharan Africa and, as such, is the referral hospital …

Introduction Anaesthesia for conjoined twin surgery, whether prior to or for separation, is an
enormous challenge to the paediatric anaesthesiologist. Discussion The site and complexity …

As any complex surgical procedure, separation of conjoined twins requires complex
anesthesia management that is a prerequisite of performing the operation, while complex …

Anaesthesia for conjoined twins, either for separation surgery, or for MRI or other evaluation
procedures is an enormous challenge to the paediatric anaesthesiologist. This is an extra …

The incidence of craniopagus conjoined twins is estimated at dne in 2.5 million births (1). It
is the least common type of conjoined twinning, accounting for only 2% of the total (2) …

The incidence of'conjoined'twins has been reported as being from 1 in 60,000 t to 1 in
200,000. 2 There have been numerous reports of surgical separation but only about twenty …

Received from the Departments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Ochsner Clinic and Alton
Ochsner Medical Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana; Tulane University School of …

Anaesthesia for the separation of conjoined twins requires a well-prepared, multidisciplinary
team. Each patient for surgery is different and the extent of organ sharing and coexisting …

* HERMAN L. ALLEN, MD, received the BA degree in 1948 and his medical degree (cum
laude) in 1952 from Ohio State University. He served an internship at Beth Israel Hospital …