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Twin sisters conjoined at the head successfully separated

Headline from KXAN Austin

A team of about 30 medical professionals was tasked with the surgery during a 25-hour operation.

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Reports & sources

23 articles, oldest first.

  1. ABC 7 New York

    Twin sisters conjoined at the head underwent successful separation surgery: Hospital (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Surgeons successfully separated infant twin sisters, who had been born conjoined at the head, a children's hospital in Missouri said.

  2. FOX 2 St. Louis

    Twin sisters conjoined at the head successfully separated in St. Louis (opens FOX 2 St. Louis)

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    FOX 2 St. Louis's feed description

    Twin sisters from Ethiopia who were born conjoined at the head have been successfully separated after a complex surgical procedure in St. Louis.

  3. KXAN Austin

    Twin sisters conjoined at the head successfully separated (opens KXAN Austin)

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    KXAN Austin's feed description

    A team of about 30 medical professionals was tasked with the surgery during a 25-hour operation.

  4. New York Post

    Conjoined twins attached at the head successfully separated after procedure requiring ‘sublime precision’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Joined top-to-top at the crown, the craniopagus twins traveled from Ethiopia with aid from Ronald McDonald House Charities and Ethiopian Airlines.

  5. CBS News

    Twins conjoined at the head are separated in 25-hour surgery (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The twins were born in Ethiopia with a rare condition that left them joined at the head. Doctors spent a year planning a separation surgery.

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