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The battle to separate Safa and Marwa

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The battle to separate Safa and Marwa

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Postby AndyPandy » July 15th, 2019, 6:37 pm

It’s the rarest form of a rare condition - conjoined twins, fused at the head.

But this is no routine operation. The shrouded shape of two small girls is picked out by the bright theatre lights. Safa and Marwa are joined at the head. Their brains are exposed as the surgeons work to separate a labyrinth of shared blood vessels.

But then the calm and peace of the theatre disappears, as anaesthetists raise the alarm. The blood from Safa’s brain isn’t draining properly and she is shunting blood to her sister. This puts strain on Marwa’s heart and she becomes dangerously unstable.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/PLNMqv ... ined-twins

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