Twin Sisters Conjoined at Chest and Abdomen Are Finally Free After Incredible Surgery
since birth. The incredible medical feat was met with cheers inside National Hospital, one of the country's government-run specialist centers. Although the operation actually happened in November, details are just now being shared with the public.
"We needed to determine if they could live independently when they are separated. We found out that they were sharing a diaphragm and one liver was serving both of them, but all other organs were separate," pediatric surgeon Emmanuel Ameh told CNN.Aside from being joined at the chest, the Martins girls were born with a -- a birth defect that apparently left a section of their intestine sticking outside their navel.
The surgery was so complicated and delicate, the Martins family would have normally had to pay thousands for the procedure.
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