Pygopagus

The brothers were attached to each other at the lower spine and pelvis, an unusual connection that made them what are known as pygopagus twins. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Joshua and Jacob were so-called pygopagus twins, a particularly rare form of conjoined twins in which the bodies are joined back to back at the pelvis and lower spine. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The way Joshua and Jacob were joined makes them pygopagus twins, which represent about 15 percent of all conjoined twins, according to the hospital. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Only once in the past 11 years have pygopagus twins been successfully separated with both children surviving, said Giancarlo Mari, director of the hospital's fetal center and a professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. ❋ Unknown (2011)

A recent example of the pygopagus type was Rosa-Josepha Blazek, 5.28 born in Skerychov, in Bohemia, January 20, 1878. ❋ Unknown (1896)

Jacobi 5.30 describes in full Tynberg's instance of pygopagus. ❋ Unknown (1896)

Jacobi describes in full Tynberg's instance of pygopagus. ❋ Unknown (1896)

A recent example of the pygopagus type was Rosa-Josepha Blazek. ❋ Unknown (1896)

These boys were born pygopagus twins, joined back-to-back at the pelvis and lower spine, but with separate hearts, heads and limbs. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Only once in the past 11 years have pygopagus twins been successfully separated with both children surviving, said Giancarlo Mari, director of the hospital's fetal center and a professor at the ❋ Unknown (2011)

Lucio and Simplicio Godina, born in the Philippines in 1908, were actually pygopagus twins, joined at the buttocks. ❋ Unknown (2010)