| Conjoined Twins Separated in Eight Hour Surgery Irina Dvalidze - The Huffington Post | |
| go to original May 23, 2013 |
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Shadya and Shandell were born in Peru in February of this year. They were conjoined twin girls, joined at the abdomen, who shared a liver. Thanks to surgical intervention, which is being hailed by many as a milestone in Peruvian medicine, they have been separated and can now live independent lives.
Following an operation that took thirty doctors and nurses over eight hours, the twins had their liver split in two. Since they didn't share any other vital organs the girls should be able to safely live independent of each other.
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