19/09/2011 12:26
Doctors successfully separate conjoined Sudanese twins
Surgeons at a British hospital have successfully separated conjoined twin baby girls in a complex and extremely rare operation, the charity that funded the surgery said on Sunday, Reuters reported.
Sudan-born Rital and Ritag Gaboura are craniopagus twins, meaning they were born joined at the head.
This situation was life threatening because large dips in brain blood pressure can cause several neurological damage.
The separation of the twins was completed on August 15, and the medical team say the twins do not appear to be suffering any neurological side effects, according to British charity Facing the World, which funded the treatment.
The twins were born in Khartoum, Sudan in September 2010 and their parents -- both doctors -- asked the charity to organize and fund their separation.
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