Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 61, Issue 5 , Pages 552-556 , May 2008

Gains from the separation of two cases of conjoined twins

  • Jiaming Sun

      Affiliations

    • Plastic Surgery Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +8613986246496.
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  • Yiming Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Plastic Surgery Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022, China
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  • Qinglan Ruan

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Surgery Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022, China
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  • Shaotao Tang

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Surgery Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022, China
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  • Zongquan Sun

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022, China
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  • Rui Zeng

      Affiliations

    • Anesthesia Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022, China

Received 25 September 2006 ,Accepted 11 September 2007.

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PII: S1748-6815(07)00456-1

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.09.007

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 61, Issue 5 , Pages 552-556 , May 2008

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