Conjoined twins sharing a liver separated after four-hour surgery

 Surgeons of the Children Hospital 1 in Ho Chi Minh City were successful in separating two conjoined twins who were born sharing a liver, said hospital Deputy Director Dr. Dao Trung Hieu yesterday.
Conjoined twins sharing a liver separated after four-hour surgery
Before, their mother from the central province of Quang Nam was diagnosed to have conjoined twins who are sharing a liver by Tu Du Maternity Hospital.
She was kept under special care in the hospital during pregnancy.
Newborn girls weighing 7.9 kilogram were born by emergency c-section on August 23. They were soon rushed to the Children Hospital for testing which showed that they were sharing a liver. They underwent a four-hour operation October 2.
The procedure, which required 28 doctors and nurses, divided their shared liver and reconstructed their abdomens.
The two babies are in stable condition now.

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