ArticleJournal of neurosurgery. Case lessons2025
Emergency neurosurgical separation of pygopagus conjoined twins in a triplet pregnancy: illustrative case.
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backgroundConjoined twins are a rare type of congenital malformation. The point of attachment is the primary factor used to classify conjoined twins; typically, this is front to front, with thoracopagus and omphalopagus twins accounting for about 75% of cases and pygopagus twins only between 6% and 19%. OBSERVATIONS: This is a case report of 46-day-old female triplets born to a 37-year-old para 4 mother. Triplets A and B were conjoined at the lumbosacrococcygeal area dorsally. Triplet C was not conjoined. The conjoined triplets had a low birth weight; hence, it was decided to start nutritional management and achieve adequate weight gain before surgical separation. While on nutritional management, at 46 days of age, triplet B developed cardiorespiratory failure. Therefore, the multidisciplinary team decided to proceed with emergency neurosurgical separation surgery, with the primary aim of saving triplet A. Triplet B died 7 hours after the surgery due to irreversible cardiorespiratory failure, and triplet A remained in the hospital for 14 days and was discharged with intact neurological function. LESSONS: Most cases of conjoined twins do not require emergency separation surgery and need nutritional support before the separation procedure. Separation surgery requires a multidisciplinary team meeting, planning ahead of time, and preparation. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE24818.
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