Parasitic twin with gastroschisis is one of the rarest variant of conjoined twins: a case report

Indian J Surg. 2015 Apr;77(Suppl 1):90-1. doi: 10.1007/s12262-014-1165-8. Epub 2014 Sep 9.

Abstract

We report a case of parasitic twin or incomplete or heteropagus twining of extra portions of a pelvis, lower and upper limbs, duplication of genitalia and herniation of intestinal tract with spleen-variant of conjoined twinning (CT) consistent with fusion of two embryos followed by resorption of the caudal half of one of them, resulting in a normal male baby with the upper half of a male parasitic twin fused to his chest.

Keywords: Conjoined twin; Gastroschisis; Heteropagus; Parasitic twin.