They believe there could be up to six sets of
craniopagus twins born worldwide each year who might be successfully separated.
Rebeca was only the eighth documented case in the world of
craniopagus parasitic us.
But some raised questions about whether or not the procedure, the first-ever attempt to separate adult
craniopagus twins, should have been attempted.
Ladan and Laleh were the first adult
craniopagus twins on whom surgical separation was attempted.
Medical Modeling President Andy Christensen had encountered this "
craniopagus twinning" before, building models of a pair of Cairo twins who had come to Dallas for potential surgery.
This was the first time surgeons tried to separate adult
craniopagus twins -siblings born joined at the head.
This was the first time surgeons tried to separate adult
craniopagus twins - siblings born joined at the head.
It was the first time surgeons had attempted to separate adult
craniopagus twins -siblings born joined at the head -since the operation was first performed on infants in 1952.
It was the first time surgeons had attempted to separate adult
craniopagus twins - siblings born joined at the head - since the operation was first performed on infants in 1952.
In July of this year, surgeons and medical professions at the UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital were faced with a unique and complex problem--the separation of
craniopagus twins.
Carson was the primary neurosurgeon among the 70-member medical team that successfully separated seven-month-old German
craniopagus twin boys ("Siamese Twins").
