Doctors Fight 50 Hours To Save The Lives Of Twins Conjoined At The Head

19. Separating Arteries, Veins, and Reshaping the Skulls

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Neurosurgeon Jeelani had to separate the brains, arteries and veins, and plastic surgeon Dunaway had to reshape the heads and make skull tops. It was a challenging mission, and more difficult than what the doctors have done until now, said Dunaway:

“The first two cases were much more straightforward and we were lucky. But with this set we underestimated the complexity of the oblique brain joining. Also, they are older and I think older is really bad news.”

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