Table 1 Male pygopagus conjoined twins
From: Successful separation of male pygopagus with anal canal and urethral reconstruction: a case report
Author (year) | Operative timing | Age at operation | Shared organ | Outcome | Urinaryfunction | Defecation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spinal cord | Intestine | Urinary tract | |||||||
1 | Luce (1956) | Elective | 17 days | Dural sac | NA | NA | Both survived | NA | NA |
2 | Ventura (1998) | Elective | 2 days | No | No | No | Both survived | NA | NA |
3 | Leelanukrom (2004) | Elective | 6 months | NA | Rectum Anus | External Genitalia | Both survived | NA | NA |
4 | Gohary (2009) | Elective | 19 months | Dural sac | Rectum Anus | External Genitalia | Both survived | A: Good B: Neuropathic bladder | A: GoodB: Soiling at night |
5 | Saguil (2009) | Emergent | 2 days | NA | Rectum Anus | External Genitalia | Both dead | – | – |
6 | Our cases | Elective | 6 months | Dural sac | Anus | External Genitalia | Both survived | A: GoodB: Good | A: GoodB: Good |