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Sequential Scintiangiography of the Hepato-Splenic System of Xiphopagus Conjoined Twins

North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York
Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York

Correspondence: For reprints contact: Rita G. Harper, North Shore University Hospital, 300 Community Dr., Manhasset, NY 11030.

ABSTRACT

Scintiangiography of xiphopagus conjoined twins following sequential i.v. injection of Tc-99m sulfur colloid revealed the size, configuration, and anatomic point of fusion of the twins' common liver prior to surgery. Cross circulation was determined to be non-significant by this approach. The technique is presented, compared to other methods, and the benefit of sequential hepatic scintiangiography for xiphopagus conjoined twins is reviewed.