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Craniopagus

MedGen UID:
540087
Concept ID:
C0266692
Congenital Abnormality
Synonyms: Cephalopagus; Head-joined twins
SNOMED CT: Head-joined twins (74516008); Craniopagus (74516008); Cephalopagus (74516008)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Yang Z, Xi J, Shu N, Liu F, Zhou L, Lin Y
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2022 Nov;60(5):700-702. doi: 10.1002/uog.26016. PMID: 35751887

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pannacci I, de Laurentis C, Cristaldi P, Renzetti T, Armani R, Pianura L, Recchiuti V, Carlesi A, Santato F, Franci M, Serafini L, Latini B, Marras CE
Nurs Child Young People 2024 May 2;36(3):25-33. Epub 2023 Oct 16 doi: 10.7748/ncyp.2023.e1485. PMID: 37842792
Harvey DJ, Totonchi A, Gosain AK
Plast Reconstr Surg 2016 Jul;138(1):190-200. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000002269. PMID: 27348650
Johnson R, Weir P
Camb Q Healthc Ethics 2016 Jan;25(1):38-49. doi: 10.1017/S0963180115000274. PMID: 26788945
Browd SR, Goodrich JT, Walker ML
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2008 Jan;1(1):1-20. doi: 10.3171/PED-08/01/001. PMID: 18352797
Todorov AB, Cohen KL, Spilotro V, Landau E
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1974 Dec;37(12):1291-8. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.37.12.1291. PMID: 4448993Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Marras CE, Carai A, DE Benedictis A, Savioli A, Rossi Espagnet CM, Zama M, Randi F, Secinaro A, Borro L, Napolitano A, Ricci G, Marasi A, Castelli E, Calloni T, Picardo SG
J Neurosurg Sci 2024 Aug;68(4):385-389. Epub 2022 Mar 17 doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.21.05633-2. PMID: 35301842
Al-Yaqoubi HN, Fatema N, Al-Fahdi BS
Turk J Pediatr 2019;61(6):941-945. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2019.06.017. PMID: 32134590
Di Rocco C, Caldarelli M, Tamburrini G, Koutzoglou M, Massimi L, Di Rocco F, Sabatino G, Farallo E, Seccia A, Pietrini D, Valenti M, Forte E, Rollo M, Tartaglione T, Pedicelli A, Tortorolo L, Piastra M
Childs Nerv Syst 2004 Aug;20(8-9):576-86. Epub 2004 Jul 28 doi: 10.1007/s00381-004-0976-5. PMID: 15309474
Kingston CA, McHugh K, Kumaradevan J, Kiely EM, Spitz L
Radiographics 2001 Sep-Oct;21(5):1187-208. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.21.5.g01se011187. PMID: 11553825
Todorov AB, Cohen KL, Spilotro V, Landau E
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1974 Dec;37(12):1291-8. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.37.12.1291. PMID: 4448993Free PMC Article

Therapy

Staffenberg DA, Goodrich JT
J Craniofac Surg 2012 Nov;23(7 Suppl 1):2004-10. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e318262d3f7. PMID: 23154370
Lee M, Gosain AK, Becker D
Plast Reconstr Surg 2011 Oct;128(4):328e-334e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182268c54. PMID: 21921746
Owczarek M, Kazmirczuk R, Prokurat A, Chrupek M, Sadaj-Owczarek K, Kusza K
Med Sci Monit 2010 Jan;16(1):CS1-5. PMID: 20037495
Cameron DE, Reitz BA, Carson BS, Long DM, Dufresne CR, Vander Kolk CA, Maxwell LG, Tilghman DM, Nichols DG, Wetzel RC
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1989 Nov;98(5 Pt 2):961-7. PMID: 2682024
Jarvik ME, Gritz ER, Rose JE
Acta Genet Med Gemellol (Roma) 1983;32(3-4):239-43. doi: 10.1017/s0001566000005092. PMID: 6673459

Prognosis

Al-Yaqoubi HN, Fatema N, Al-Fahdi BS
Turk J Pediatr 2019;61(6):941-945. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2019.06.017. PMID: 32134590
Mian A, Gabra NI, Sharma T, Topale N, Gielecki J, Tubbs RS, Loukas M
Clin Anat 2017 Apr;30(3):385-396. doi: 10.1002/ca.22839. PMID: 28195364
Kaufman MH
Childs Nerv Syst 2004 Aug;20(8-9):508-25. Epub 2004 Jul 27 doi: 10.1007/s00381-004-0985-4. PMID: 15278382
Kingston CA, McHugh K, Kumaradevan J, Kiely EM, Spitz L
Radiographics 2001 Sep-Oct;21(5):1187-208. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.21.5.g01se011187. PMID: 11553825
Keusch CF, Mulliken JB, Kaplan LC
Plast Reconstr Surg 1991 Jan;87(1):16-23. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199101000-00004. PMID: 1984262

Clinical prediction guides

Marras CE, Carai A, DE Benedictis A, Savioli A, Rossi Espagnet CM, Zama M, Randi F, Secinaro A, Borro L, Napolitano A, Ricci G, Marasi A, Castelli E, Calloni T, Picardo SG
J Neurosurg Sci 2024 Aug;68(4):385-389. Epub 2022 Mar 17 doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.21.05633-2. PMID: 35301842
Sahu PK, Singh G, Gupta DK, Mahapatra AK, Kale SS
Phys Occup Ther Pediatr 2021;41(6):637-654. Epub 2021 Mar 22 doi: 10.1080/01942638.2021.1899100. PMID: 33745416
Deschamps-Braly JC
J Craniofac Surg 2019 Jul;30(5):1352-1358. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005391. PMID: 31299721
Nega W, Damte M, Girma Y, Desta G, Hailemariam M
J Med Case Rep 2016 Dec 1;10(1):340. doi: 10.1186/s13256-016-1023-3. PMID: 27906038Free PMC Article
ROBERTSON EG
J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 1952 Jan;11(1):85-6. PMID: 14898314

Recent systematic reviews

Harvey DJ, Totonchi A, Gosain AK
Plast Reconstr Surg 2016 Jul;138(1):190-200. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000002269. PMID: 27348650

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