Author(s)

Héman Kabemba Bukasa^1*, Dieudonné Ngoyi Kabondo¹, Teiggy Birhula Mongane², Germain Ngoyi Kabadi¹, Apollinaire Murhula Cizungu³, Mutamba Eyamba Christophe⁴, Pascal Mukonkole Ngongo⁴, Marguerite Lutete Mangaza⁴

¹Department of Nursing, Higher Institute of Medical Techniques of Lubao, Lubao, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
²Health Economics, Regional School of Public Health, Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
³Independent Researcher, International Medical Corps, Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
⁴Department of Nursing, Higher Institute of Medical Techniques of Kalemie, Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Conjoined twins are a form of the embryonic developmental anomaly of twin pregnancy of which there are several forms in the medical literature. The anomaly of embryogenesis, which has not yet been elucidated, is characterized by the fusion or fission of the embryonic disc, resulting in the fusion of the twins and the sharing of one or more organs. The origin is not mystical or religious, which is important for health care personnel to know, as they are called upon to assist the parents and their families (victims) with advice and clarification. We report the conjoined thoraco-omphalopagus twins recorded in a rural setting, 40 years old and multiparous woman, without any morbid history, referred for prolonged labour from a health facility to the general referral hospital of Lubao, in the province of Lomami, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It appears to be the first to be published in our setting, the aim of which is to present the characteristics of conjoined twins and their evolution in the context of our setting.

Siamese, Conjoined Twins, Lubao, Lomami, DRC

Bukasa, H.K., Kabondo, D.N., Mongane, T.B., Kabadi, G.N., Cizungu, A.M., Christophe, M.E., Ngongo, P.M. and Mangaza, M.L. (2022) A Case Report and Review of the Literature on Monomphalic Thoraco-Omphalopagus Conjoined Twins in the Congolese Environment. Open Access Library Journal, 9, 1-10. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1108993.