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Bid to separate conjoined twins
(BBC 16/11/2009)
A 25-hour operation to separate conjoined twins has been successful, say doctors in Australia. Bangladeshi twins Trishna and Krishna, who are nearly three years old, were joined at the top of the head. A 16-strong team began the delicate operation separating the girls' brain tissue at 2300GMT on Sunday. On Tuesday, Chief of Surgery Leo Donnan said both girls are "doing well" following the surgery at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne.
Baby born with two heads in Philippines
(Telegraph 29/07/2009)
The baby was born late on Tuesday and is now under observation at the neo-natal intensive care unit of the Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila. A hospital spokesman said the baby was stable at the moment, but said she may die if tests proved both heads shared only one set of vital organs. "The rate of survival will depend on the shared organ. If they only have one heart, they will not survive," she told local radio.
Conjoined twins: Woman pregnant with twins with two heads and single body
(Telegraph 12/01/2009)
A woman pregnant with a rare type of conjoined twins has pledged not to have an abortion, despite doctors giving them just a 20% chance of survival. Lisa and her husband Mike were urged to terminate the pregnancy after scans last week revealed that she was carrying dicephalus twins, who have separate heads but share a single body. No dicephalus twins have ever survived after birth in the UK.
Faith and Hope 'given a chance'
(BBC 28/12/2008)
The parents of conjoined baby girls who died soon after being born have defended their decision to go ahead with the births.
Conjoined twin dies in hospital
(BBC 26/12/2008)
Conjoined twin Faith Williams died on Christmas Day, 23 days after the death of her sister, Great Ormond Hospital says.
Surviving twin fights for her life
(The Independent 24/12/2008)
Faith Williams, the surviving conjoined twin, was gravely ill last night four weeks after her birth and doctors fear that she could die at any time.
More surgery for conjoined twin
(BBC 15/12/2008)
A baby girl separated from her conjoined twin has an operation to close her chest following heart surgery.
Conjoined twin surgery successful
(BBC 12/12/2008)
An operation to improve the circulation of a baby girl who was separated from her conjoined twin appears to have been successful, doctors have said. Faith Williams underwent surgery at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital on Wednesday. She remains critical but stable in intensive care.
Risky operation
(BBC 03/12/2008)
Conjoined twin surgery has a long history - The death of baby Hope following an operation to separate her from her sister is a reminder that despite advances, the outcome of conjoined twin surgery remains unpredictable. Even in the modern era, these operations are among the most challenging for doctors, with painstaking preparation involving large teams of specialists.
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