CGTN published this video item, entitled “Doctors separate 1-year-old conjoined twins for first time in Israel” – below is their description.
Israeli doctors have successfully separated 12-month-old twin girls conjoined at the head, the first of its kind in the country. Dozens of staff members accompanied the family from before birth until the day of the operation. Surgery for the separation of twins conjoined at the head takes place in several stages. Currently, plastic surgeons are continuing the procedure and the closure of the skin.
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In This Story: Conjoined Twins
Conjoined twins are twins that are born with their bodies physically connected. Conjoined twins occur once in every 50,000 to 60,000 births. Approximately 70 percent of conjoined twins are female.
Conjoined twins share a placenta and amniotic sac, although these characteristics are not exclusive to conjoined twins, as there are some non-conjoined twins who also share these structures in utero.
Chang and Eng Bunker (1811–1874) were brothers born in Siam (modern day Thailand) who traveled widely for many years and were labeled as The Siamese Twins. Chang and Eng were joined at the torso. In modern times, they could have been easily separated. Due to the brothers’ fame and the rarity of the condition, the term “Siamese twins” came to be used as a synonym for conjoined twins.
