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Necrotizing enterocolitis in a pygopagus conjoined twin.

T P Votteler
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Necrotizing enterocolitis in one of pygopagus conjoined twins developed 72 hr after delivery. The unaffected twin supported the postcolectomy twin through sepsis, renal failure, and hyperbilirubinemia, permitting planned surgical separation at 2 mo of age.

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CatheterizationDiseases in TwinsEnterocolitis, PseudomembranousFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, Newborn, DiseasesTwins, ConjoinedCase ReportsJournal Article

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T P Votteler. 1982. Necrotizing enterocolitis in a pygopagus conjoined twin.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-3468(82)80108-5

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