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Conjoined twins in serious condition at Philadelphia hospital.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
PHILADELPHIA _ Conjoined twins were in serious condition Thursday after being successfully separated during marathon surgery at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The operation, which took nearly 24 hours, left the seven-month-old girls acutely ill, with unstable vital signs, a hospital spokeswoman said. Hospital officials would not discuss the case further and the family declined to be interviewed.
Conjoined twins are extremely rare _ happening once in every 50,000 to 60,000 births _ and most are stillborn. They occur when a fertilized egg destined to become identical twins fails to split completely. This was the 15th separation to be performed at Children's. Doctors there have evaluated six other cases in ...
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...something could happen,'' he said. ___ Visit the Star-Telegram on the World Wide Web at http://www.star-telegram.com. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services. (c) 2003, Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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...doing extremely well," Thomas said. ___ Visit the Star-Telegram on the World Wide Web at http://www.star-telegram.com. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services. (c) 2003, Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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...headlined the successful separation of Filipino conjoined twins Carl and Clarence Aguirre. I think it would make interesting reading if you write about conjoined twins. How do conjoined twins differ from Siamese twins? Mark R., Manila...
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- Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) CAROL ANN CAMPBELL, Staff Writer November 23, 1996 700+ words
...Bergen County, NJ) 11-23-1996 CONJOINED TWINS FACE AN OPERATION OF HOPE -- INFANTS...she believes the girls are the first conjoined twins -- once called Siamese twins...their own personalities," he said. Conjoined twins are extremely rare, occurring in...
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- Magazine article from: Pediatric Nursing Mainous, Rosalie O. September 1, 2002 700+ words
...February 2001, a set of thoracopagus conjoined twins were born in a large Midwestern hospital...et al., 1995). Classification Conjoined twins are usually classified as one or some...prevailing theories as to the origin of conjoined twins. The first involves the incomplete...
