Re: What are the primary health concerns when separating conjoined twins?

Date: Mon Mar 31 23:18:13 2003
Posted By: William M. Rich, MD faculty,Univ. Med. Ctr
Area of science: Medicine
ID: 1047823220.Me

Message:


Sarah,

The major problem is in determining what organs are shared and how they 
can be divided. If there is only one brain, then that will not be 
divisible. A liver can be divided, a heart cannot. Every case will be 
different.

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