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Bangladeshi twins born conjoined at the skull will undergo a difficult and potentially dangerous operation to separate them, surgeons said Wednesday as they appealed for help from global medical experts. IMAGES
Two formerly conjoined baby boys named Jadon and Anias McDonald met each other for the first time after a being surgically separated nine weeks ago. The twins began their rehabilitation in Blythedale Children's Hospital in Mount Pleasant, New York state on Thursday. The 15 month-old baby boys, who were conjoined at the brain and skull, were separated in New York City at the Montefiore Medical Center during a 20-hour operation that lasted from October 13 - 14. The hospital said that although the boys contracted infections following surgery, they are in stable condition; eating, breathing and interacting independently.
Doctors witnessed an extremely rare birth as conjoined twins were born in Gaza City's al-Shifa Medical Centre on Tuesday at 11:00 AM local time. The twins, whose gender has not yet been revealed, are the first such case in many years. They have two heads and two hearts, which beat simultaneously, but have one set of arms and legs. Due to their condition, the twins have a slim chance of surviving and are currently under intensive life support. Dr. Allam Abu Hamda, the head of the nursery at al-Shifa Medical, made clear just how rare this type of birth is. Although the condition is extremely rare, these twins are not the first set of conjoined siblings ever delivered in Gaza. Conjoined girls named Rital and Ritaj were born in the region on March 27 2010, but died shortly after being rushed to Saudi Arabia for specialist treatment. About half of conjoined twins are delivered stillborn, and the overall survival rate of is between 5 and 25 percent.
The last survivors of a Gaza zoo have left for sanctuary outside the Palestinian territory, after economic hardship deepened by war with Israel brought death to most of the menagerie of 200 at the privately owned complex in Khan Younis.
Doctors in Peru plan to separate a pair of conjoined twin girls in the coming days. Julie Noce reports.