Doctors at the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba made Israeli history on Sunday after successfully separating Siamese twins that had been attached at the head.
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The operation was carried out on Thursday and included experts from Israel and abroad.
The conjoined twins were born in August 2020, with separate brains, but with a shared skull. In the months that followed dedicated teams were set up to prepare for the massive undertaking, which was carried out in stages.
The twins were brought for periodic checkups, and over the final three months leading up to the operations those visits had become even more frequent as they got special treatment to expand their shared skin and prepare it for the operation
The preparations for the operation included simulation models, allowing the surgeons to hone the procedures. Ultimately, when they assessed that they had mastered the delicate procedures, the operation was a go.
First, the vascular tissue was separated and then the bone tissue. After this stage, the team split in two, with each taking one twin to perform a resection of the skull and the skin. The operation lasted for 12 hours and comprised 50 staff members from a variety of medical fields.
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