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Cardiac Malformation in Thoracopagus Twins

Türkan Tansel, MD, Fehmi Yaziciolu, MD¹, Atilla Çankaya, MD¹, Levent Yaar, MD¹

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Istanbul University School of Medicine Istanbul, Turkey 1 Süleymaniye Maternity Hospital Istanbul, Turkey
For reprint information contact: Türkan Tansel, MD Tel: 90 212 635 1163 Fax: 90 212 534 2232 email: turkant{at}superonline.com Istanbul Tip Fakültesi, Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi ABD, Capa, Istanbul 34390, Turkey.

A case of thoracopagus twins with conjoined hearts and livers is described. The female twins were delivered in the 19th week of gestation. There was a common pericardial sac and the hearts were joined at the atrial and ventricular levels. Prenatally, surgical separation was considered impossible due to the fused heart, which was confirmed by the autopsy findings.