No

Authors

Country

Year

Types of conjoined twins

Time of diagnosis

Comment

1

Chrysostome et al. [25]

CAR*

2021

Craniopagus

At the birth

Joined twins successfully separated in Rome (Italy) after 30 hours of surgery

2

Konan et al. [26]

Ivory Coast

2008

Craniopagus

At the 37th week of amenorrhea

No separation performed due to lack of appropriate means to perform the surgery

3

Zanga et al. [27]

Burkina Faso

2018

Thoracopagus

At the birth

Joined twins died of infanticide on the day of surgery

4

Osman et al. [28]

Morocco

2012

Omphalo-Ischiopagus

At the 14th week of amenorrhea, by ultrasound

Termination of pregnancy after parental consent

5

Iman et al. [29]

Morocco

2021

Parapagus dicephalic

In the 2nd trimester of pregnancy

Conjoined twins born by cesarean section: two heads, three upper limbs and two lower limbs

6

Kheir et al. [10]

Sudan

2012

Craniopagus

In the 1st trimester of pregnancy

Successful separation

7

Swar et al. [30]

Sudan

2011

Dicephalus tribrachius

At delivery by cesarean section

Deaths born, probably as a result of poor conditions during pregnancy and the perinatal period

8

Our study

DRC (Kalemie)

2022

Thoraco-omphalopagus

At delivery by cesarean section

Conjoined twins who did not survive more than five minutes after delivery