Conjoined twins whose brains were fused together separated by UK surgeon

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The boys have had seven surgeries, involving more than 33 hours under the knife in the final two alone and almost 100 medical staff.

“It is through this process of teamwork and knowledge-sharing globally that we can hope to improve the outcome for all children and families that find themselves in this difficult position.Surgeons used virtual reality prior to the surgery to trial the techniques Since the twins are almost four years old, they are also the oldest craniopagus twins with a fused brain to have been separated.

According to Gemini figures, one in 60,000 births results in conjoined twins, and only 5 per cent of these are craniopagus children.

 

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