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Twins, ConjoinedTwinsDiseases in TwinsByzantiumEncyclopedias as TopicTwins, MonozygoticTwins, Dizygotic
Types of conjoined twinsAssociated with conjoined twinsTreating conjoined twinsSiameseMonozygoticFetus20022500Separation200110,000Twins InternationalPrognosisUltrasoundBirthsSurgeonsIncidenceGestationalOrgansOccurApproximatelyOppositeTheoryFusionLifeYorkCasesImageFrenchSurgerySupportHalfExactHeadsTableLondonStudyPlansStoryPresentResultsSuccessfulTimeRareHumanParentsYears
Types of conjoined twins3
  • Over- or underexpression of this gene in laboratory animals results in severe malformations of the head region, including duplications, similar to some types of conjoined twins. (wikipedia.org)
  • The most common types of conjoined twins are: Thoraco-omphalopagus (28% of cases): Two bodies fused from the upper chest to the lower chest. (wikipedia.org)
  • The major types of conjoined twins were described in 1573 by the French renaissance surgeon Ambroise Pare. (medscape.com)
Associated with conjoined twins2
Treating conjoined twins2
  • The most recent development in this story is that a British surgeon is asking that in the future his hospital be designated as the center for excellence in treating conjoined twins. (christianitytoday.com)
  • Treating conjoined twins can be a daunting challenge for the surgeon. (medscape.com)
Siamese2
Monozygotic4
  • Conjoined twins share a single common chorion, placenta, and amniotic sac in utero, but so do some monozygotic but non-conjoined twins. (wikipedia.org)
  • The term conjoined twinning refers to an incomplete splitting of monozygotic twins after 12 days of embryogenesis. (medscape.com)
  • Conjoined twins are monozygotic, monoamniotic, and monochorionic. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
  • Conjoined twins are a rare complication of monozygotic twinning and are associated with high perinatal mortality. (hindawi.com)
Fetus1
  • Ultrasonographic evaluation is indicated for all pregnant women carrying more than a single fetus to rule out the possibility of conjoined twins. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
20022
  • Drukarczyk and Schueler's (2000) Net Economic Income, Fernandez's (2002) Created Shareholder Value, Anthony's (1975) profit. (uni-muenchen.de)
  • In more recent works, Lie like a Rug (2000-2001) and Shag Rug (2002), Sperber's pixels and images both evoke more complex associations. (devorahsperber.com)
25001
  • According to Hearst Museum records, the following objects were found in tombs from cemeteries N 2000 and N 2500. (brill.com)
Separation4
  • For example, in England, the separation of a pair of conjoined twins from Malta, born August 8, 2000, raised considerable ethical and legal issues. (medscape.com)
  • In conjoined twins, complete separation of the chorionic mass does not occur and non-separated parts of the otherwise normal twins remain fused throughout development. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
  • That's why the recent surgical separation of conjoined twin boys with fused brains in Brazil is so incredible. (upworthy.com)
  • LONDON British rabbis of all denominations are supporting a court decision ordering the separation of conjoined twins, though the operation will mean the death of the weaker girl. (zipple.com)
20013
  • Craniopagus conjoined twins Mohamed and Ahmed Ibrahim, born in Egypt on June 2, 2001, were separated at the Children's Medical Center in Dallas, TX, on October 12, 2003, during a 34-hour operation. (medscape.com)
  • And finally, in the next year, with a background of SA Pluto=Uranus, tr Pluto conjoins the Moon throughout 2001 with tr Saturn culminating at the Midheaven! (noeltyl.com)
  • Then tr Pluto conjoins the Moon in 2001. (noeltyl.com)
10,0001
  • José Damasceno's Nota sobre uma cena acesa ou os dez mil lápiz (Note on a Lit Scene or the Ten Thousand Pencils) , from 2000, is actually 10,000 pencils inserted into a wood panel that create an image of a person looking at a large screen. (javamagaz.com)
Twins International2
  • A support group for conjoined twins, Conjoined Twins International, was founded in 1996 in Prescott, Arizona, by the grandparents of a set of conjoined twins. (medscape.com)
  • Will Degaraty from Conjoined Twins International in the US welcomed the decision. (bbc.co.uk)
Prognosis1
Ultrasound1
Births1
  • Malformations, as defined by international standards, noted among all 96 438 births in Rivne between 2000 and 2006, were analyzed statistically. (nih.gov)
Surgeons1
  • Surgeons prepared to separate 3-year-old conjoined twins in Brazil using virtual reality. (upworthy.com)
Incidence2
  • The true incidence of conjoined twinning is difficult to ascertain because the majority of these twins are either aborted or stillborn. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
  • Conjoined twins within a triplet pregnancy are very rare and a recent review suggested the incidence is less than one in a million deliveries [ 3 ]. (hindawi.com)
Gestational1
  • Conjoined twins are produced when this inner cell mass, derived from a single zygote, incompletely splits late, after the 12th day of gestational life (see the image below). (medscape.com)
Organs2
  • Parasitic twins (10%): Twins that are asymmetrically conjoined, resulting in one twin that is small, less formed, and dependent on the larger twin's organs for survival. (wikipedia.org)
  • Surgeries can range from fairly simple to incredibly complex, but few surgeries are more complicated than separating conjoined twins with combined major organs. (upworthy.com)
Occur1
  • Conjoined twins occur when division of a single zygote takes place twelve to thirteen days after fertilization [ 1 ]. (hindawi.com)
Approximately2
  • Approximately 75% of conjoined twins are female, and 70% are fused at the thorax (thoracopagus) or abdomen (omphalopagus). (medscape.com)
  • 2,4,7 Female conjoined twins are more common and account for approximately 70% to 95% of cases. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
Opposite1
  • They've spent their lives conjoined at the top of their heads, facing opposite directions. (upworthy.com)
Theory2
  • It's also often conjoined with criticism (as in HTC, the History, Theory + Criticism of Architecture and Art program at MIT, founded in 1975). (e-flux.com)
  • Back in 2000, in the valedictory issue of the journal Assemblage , I virtuously proclaimed: "There can be no history without theory. (e-flux.com)
Fusion1
  • It holds that the unusual proximity of the 2 embryonic disks resulting from a complete division of a single fertilized ovum may cause secondary fusion into conjoined twins. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
Life2
  • Conjoined twins are special people but if a life can be saved then it is worth it. (bbc.co.uk)
  • Motherhood courses and ripples through her work and life as though the two were surgically conjoined, and they very well may be (metaphorically speaking). (huffpost.com)
York1
  • The dagger-like ultra-high-rise component of the conjoined complex was built to the plans of the French architect Jean Nouvel, while the enlargement of the museum itself is the work of the New York partnership Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) in association with Gensler, the powerhouse multinational firm that often provides technical and construction management expertise on high-style projects conceived by less full-service practitioners. (riotmaterial.com)
Cases1
  • A review published in 2003 reported thirteen cases of conjoined twins within a triplet pregnancy [ 2 ]. (hindawi.com)
Image2
  • 3D image of conjoined twins. (hindawi.com)
  • In Sperber's earlier image choices, such as the picturesque view in Reflection on a Lake (1999) made with 5,760 strung together spools of thread or the rock wall in Virtual Environment I (1999-2000) made with 20,000 spools of thread, the colored spools that function as pixels are conjoined with a soothing image, both image and object are essentially innocuous-though their combined countenance is extraordinary. (devorahsperber.com)
French1
  • The suggestion that the objects originated in a barrow is given greater significance by the recent article in PAST concerning a ring-marked stone from Knowlton, Dorset, which the writers suggest could have been the cover slab of a cist (Lewis, French & Green, 2000, 1). (ucl.ac.uk)
Surgery1
  • All infants with aortic atresia/interrupted aortic arch and conjoined twins received surgery. (bvsalud.org)
Support1
Half2
  • Ischiopagus: Fused lower half of the two bodies, with spines conjoined end-to-end at a 180° angle. (wikipedia.org)
  • half goat, half fish- conjoined,interjoined partly dwelling atop mountains another submerged in salt and tears all internally struggling to prevail. (teenlit.com)
Exact1
  • It is, he explains, an exact replica of the skeleton of conjoined twins. (deseret.com)
Heads1
  • These twins' heads may be conjoined at the back, front, or side of the head, but not on the face or at the base of the skull. (wikipedia.org)
Table1
London1
  • Nouvel's stalagmite-shaped behemoth possesses none of the crystalline fragmentation or improbable lightness that distinguishes the finest of all slant-sided super-talls, Renzo Piano's Shard of 2000-2013 in London (which, although thirty-four feet shorter than 53W53, is the highest building in Western Europe. (riotmaterial.com)
Study2
  • Now, in our preparation, we look to the next measurement we have noted for study: tr Uranus and tr Jupiter simultaneously conjoin the Sun in February 1997. (noeltyl.com)
  • This is especially problematic since one study from 2000 has shown that around 8% of all recorded conversational turns amongst friendly American native speakers were ironic, demonstrating how widespread it truly is (Gibbs, 2000). (lu.se)
Plans1
  • Education 647 was the evening seminar in which graduate students began their discussions about how to structure plans and motivate students using hard and soft technologies (Persing, Molenda, Paulus, Lai Har, & Hixon, 2000), and created unit plans blending the theme of leadership with specific content disciplines. (citejournal.org)
Story1
  • The upload, which obviously was cut short accidentally, was an attempt to discuss the one-hour, fifty-one-minute film, which tells the story of a love triangle between a woman and conjoined twins. (newsradio1310.com)
Present2
  • Here we present a case of conjoined twins in a triplet pregnancy diagnosed at 13 of weeks gestation. (hindawi.com)
  • When she appeared on Oprah - who had long been a champion of Morrison's work - in 2000, she revealed parenting advice about the face you present to you children. (huffpost.com)
Results1
  • If the zygote division occurs after two weeks of the development of the embryonic disc, it results in the formation of conjoined twins. (wikipedia.org)
Successful1
Time3
  • The nonviable conjoined twins were noted at the time of that scan. (hindawi.com)
  • The vestiges of the conjoined twins were not visible at the time of delivery. (hindawi.com)
  • At the time of its discovery in March 2000, Huya was the biggest and brightest trans-Neptunian object found since Pluto. (planetwaves.net)
Rare1
  • Conjoined triplets have been described but are quite rare. (medscape.com)
Human1
  • Conjoined twinning is one of the most fascinating human malformations and has also been reported in other animals-mammals, fishes, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. (medscape.com)
Parents1
  • The parents were counseled and options discussed included (1) continue the pregnancy understanding that the shared heart meant the conjoined twins could not be separated should they survive to delivery, (2) terminate the entire pregnancy or, (3) selective feticide of the conjoined twins. (hindawi.com)
Years3
  • Then, two years later in February 1997, tr Uranus and Jupiter simultaneously conjoin the Sun. (noeltyl.com)
  • This is followed two years later by tr Saturn square the Sun in April 1999, with tr Neptune following up square the Sun in June-July 2000. (noeltyl.com)
  • Two years later, we note tr Saturn square the Sun in April 1999 and then tr Neptune conjunct the Sun June and July 2000. (noeltyl.com)