In 2011, Medical News Today reported another marathon separation procedure where 19-month conjoined twins Maria and Teresa Tapia from the Dominican Republic were successfully separated following a 20-hour operation involving a team of 45 health professionals.
Date: Feb 25, 2015
Category: Health
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Hospital: Conjoined 8-month-old NY twins separated
A year ago, conjoined 20-month-old twins from the Dominican Republic were separated at a Virginia hospital. Maria and Teresa Tapia were attached at the lower chest, and surgical teams successfully divided their liver, pancreas and other shared organ systems and reconstructed their abdominal walls.
Maria and Teresa Tapia were given a warm send-off by doctors, nurses, volunteers and others who cared for them as they left the Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University with their mother and aunt.
Date: Dec 02, 2011
Source: Google
Conjoined toddler girls undergo separation surgery
Lisandra Sanatis looks at her daughter, Maria, after separation surgery at Childrens Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University. Maria and Teresa Tapia were born joined at the lower chest and abdomen, sharing a liver, pancreas and portion of the small intestine.
Meet Maria and Teresa Tapia, 19-month-old twins who were conjoined - until their separation surgery on Monday, Nov. 4. How common are conjoined twins? They account for between 1 in 50,000 and 1 in 100,000 live births worldwide. About a half-dozen separation surgeries are performed in the U.S. a year
Date: Nov 08, 2011
Category: Health
Source: Google
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