Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The world's oldest conjoined twins have died—what we know about this rare condition
The world's oldest conjoined twins, Lori and George Schappell, recently died, aged 62.
Apr 22, 2024
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News tagged with conjoined
Surgery
Conjoined 8-month-old US twins separated
(AP)—Surgeons at a Philadelphia hospital have successfully completed operations to separate 8-month-old twin girls who were joined at the lower chest and abdomen.
Nov 8, 2012
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Surgery
'Power of positive': Michigan conjoined twins separated
Doctors at the University of Michigan have separated 1-year-old conjoined twin sisters.
Sep 19, 2020
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Surgery
CT and 3-D printing aid surgical separation of conjoined twins
A combination of detailed CT imaging and 3-D printing technology has been used for the first time in the surgical planning for separation of conjoined twins, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the ...
Dec 2, 2015
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Surgery
Conjoined twins successfully separated
Twin girls born joined at the pelvic and hip region are recovering after separation surgery Thursday, Sept. 3, at Nationwide Children's Hospital. The girls are named Acen and Apio, but on Thursday they were carefully labeled ...
Sep 8, 2015
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Woman gives birth to conjoined twins in Colorado
A Colorado hospital where a Minnesota woman gave birth to conjoined twins says one of the babies has died.
Aug 27, 2015
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Conjoined twin girls separated in Afghan first: doctors
Doctors in Kabul have separated 15-day-old conjoined twin sisters—a surgical first for Afghanistan, medical charity Chain of Hope said Thursday.
Aug 6, 2015
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Texas woman gives birth to triplets; two babies conjoined
A South Texas woman has given birth to triplet girls, with two of the babies conjoined at the pelvis.
May 19, 2015
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Decade on, separate lives for once-conjoined twins
Conjoined twins from the Philippines who were separated 10 years ago in a New York City hospital now lead disparate lives.
Aug 4, 2014
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Conjoined twins celebrate 18th birthday in Houston
For a set of Texas twins, being joined at the hip is not just a cliche—that was basically the first 10 months of their life.
Jun 10, 2014
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