Doctors Separate Sudanese Twins Born with Fused Heads
- Posted on September 18, 2011 at 5:15pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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A British charity says 11-month-old twin girls who were born with fused heads have been successfully separated in a series of operations in London.
Facing the World says Rital and Ritag Gaboura were born September 22, 2010, in Sudan with the tops of their heads stuck together. Twins born joined at the head — known as craniopagus twins — occur in about one in 2.5 million births and successful attempts to split them are rare.
However, the condition can lead to serious medical problems and the charity said the twins’ parents asked for help funding surgery to pull the two apart.
By the time the family arrived in the UK, Ritag’s heart was already failing. The girls were separated over four stages. Two operations in May, tissue expanders were inserted in July and the final separation on 15 August.
The charity said Sunday the two were finally separated last month and appear to be healthy.
London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital said it handled the surgeries.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
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MUDFLAPS
Posted on September 19, 2011 at 11:42pmGod Bless these children and God Bless the doctors… Long life kids and happiness to you.
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on September 19, 2011 at 10:53amGod gave someone a the gift,brains,and ability to accomplish this.I have a hard time getting the top off of a bottle of aspirin,yet a Doctor was able to accomplish such a great Feat! God is awesome!
Report Post »chipmunk
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 10:41pmWhy weren’t they sent to Cuba for the best health care in the world?! LOL!
Gorgeous little girls!!!
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 8:18pmThis is amazing! Thank God for the capable hands of all of the Medical Personnel involved, and the miracle of Life! Precious babies!
Report Post »spirited
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:54pmBeautiful
>…just beautiful !
Report Post »jharper
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:18pmAmazing!!! If it were up to me, we would still be working in the WHEEL!!! God bless the great minds that figure problems like this out.
Report Post »weepoorsoul
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 6:33pmPoor little dears. They still have a rough road ahead.
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 6:28pmI thought two heads were better better than one!!
Beautiful babies!! God bless em and make em healthy!!
Report Post »AB5r
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 6:20pmA British charity? Why didn’t some doctors in Sudan just do it?
Report Post »Jack of Hearts
Posted on September 19, 2011 at 2:16amTell me you’re not serious.
Report Post »AB5r
Posted on September 19, 2011 at 7:03pmPerhaps the question answers itself. But it is a shame that such a question is not discussed. We hear about all the supposed evils of British colonialism, perhaps some thanks for the advancement they tried to bring to many countries would be in order. But some people can’t be helped, among them Muslims, as we are learning the hard way ourselves in Iraq and Afghanistan. Why didn’t someone in our government have the sense of a five year old to study history and know, ten years ago, that Islam cannot be democratized?
Report Post »hersey10
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 5:47pmI would love to see conjoined twins run for public office .
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 6:07pm.
Report Post »What if one was a Dem and the other a Rep, and ran against each other for the same seat……
N37BU6
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 5:47pmHow can you be born with fused heads separated?
Also, this is unnatural… they should never be allowed to marry anyone.
Report Post »chipmunk
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 10:36pm@N37BU6
2ND REQUEST
Would you mind changing your picture? That eye is creeping me out.
Report Post »rdietz7
Posted on September 19, 2011 at 5:17amDude you are creepy
Report Post »NightWriter
Posted on September 19, 2011 at 5:26pmThe condition is not genetic – identical twins are born of one embyo… most identical twins split completely at some point… conjoined twins do not.
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 5:45pmThat is truly a miracle. I am so thankful that such technology and knowledge exists.
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 5:24pmThey’re beautiful!
Report Post »1proudAmerican
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 6:36pmSo cute!!!!!
Report Post »amagaux
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 5:23pmGod bless these children. Remember when the US was the only place on eather where such technology was available? Now we are a third world country…………….thanks Obama.
Report Post »obama-mecca-me-sick
Posted on September 19, 2011 at 6:41amMaybe we can send Obama to the UK and have his head removed from his azz. Just sayin……
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