Conjoint Egyptian Twins Separated

World | October 13, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Two-year-old Egyptian twins joined at the top of their heads were successfully separated, but face a long recovery after the marathon surgery that began a day earlier and that took more than a year of planning. News of the successful separation of Ahmed and Mohamed Ibrahim overjoyed their parents, surgeons and caregivers. Ahmed and Mohamed, who had an intricate connection of blood vessels but separate brains, were physically separated about 26 hours after they entered the operating room. Doctors then went to work covering the head wounds. The entire surgery took 34 hours. The twins were listed in critical but stable condition, and doctors said the surgery went according to plan. Concerns now include risk of infection and how the wounds will heal.

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