Separation of ischiopagus tetrapus conjoined twins in Dr. Sardjito Hospital, Yogyakarta
Abstract
This paper reports a case of conjoined twinswho were successfully separated in Sardjito Hospital,
Yogyakarta, Indonesia in 2006.
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Accepted 2016-09-14
Published 2016-09-15