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Vaginal birth of conjoined thoracopagus – a rare event

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An extremely rare case of vaginal birth of preterm conjoined thoracopagus twins diagnosed after delivery is being described and brief review of literature discussed.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pt. B.D.Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak – 124001, Haryana, India

    Umber Agarwal, Pushpa Dahiya & Anju Khosla

  2. c/o Dr. B.K. Agarwal, District Hospital, Chipitola, Agra – 282001, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Umber Agarwal

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Agarwal, U., Dahiya, P. & Khosla, A. Vaginal birth of conjoined thoracopagus – a rare event. Arch Gynecol Obstet 269, 66–67 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-002-0419-z

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