Parapagus is also similar to ischiopagus; however, parapagus twins are joined side-by-side whereas ischiopagus twins typically have spines connected at a 180?angle, facing away from one another.
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Since Ischiopagus twins usually share a gastrointestinal tract and other organs in the pelvic region, it takes months of planning to decide whether or not separation of the twins outweighs the complications and risks associated with surgery and reconstruction of organs.
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Now that successful surgery has been reported and more findings are becoming available due to research and pre-surgery evaluation, better surgery techniques and procedures will be available in the future to help increase the survival rate of ischiopagus twins as well as other conjoined twins.
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In " Re A ( Children ) ( Conjoined Twins : Surgical Separation ) " ( 2000 ) 4 AER 961 Jodie and Mary were ischiopagus conjoined twins ( i . e . joined at the pelvis ) and the Court of Appeal had to decide whether it was lawful to perform surgery to separate them, when the separation would kill Mary.
