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Surgery on Irish conjoined twins “nearly completed”

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:08:46 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Surgeons at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London have nearly completed a marathon 20-hour surgery to separate Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf of East Cork, Ireland, born in December as conjoined twins. Their parents were told before the birth the two boys might share a heart, but they do not in fact share any major organs. [...]

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Irish conjoined twins leave hospital

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:20:43 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Two boys, Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf, who were born conjoined, left the hospital in Cork, Ireland, to go home to their family, parents Angie and Azzedine and their two older children. The seven-week-old boys, who are joined at the chest, but who do not share any vital organs, are in good health. They will travel [...]

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Conjoined twins separated in Australia

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:39:24 +0000

GenevaLunch.com First reports are optimistic for two conjoined girls who were separated by a medical team in Melbourne, Australia during 27 hours of surgery. Krishna and Trishna, orphans from Bangladesh who were joined at the head, are doing well, although lead doctor Leo Donnan says they have a long road ahead of them, with risks related [...]

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