Friday, December 16, 2011

Conjoined Twins Separated

http://news.yahoo.com/chilean-twins-delicate-condition-post-surgery-145432455.html About 1 out of every 200,000 births results in conjoined twins. These 10-month old twins from Chile were separated earlier today, in a procedure that separated part of a shared intestine and the leg that they shared. Earlier this year, doctors had to separate their pulmonary system, and urinary tract before proceeding with today’s surgery.

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