Monday, October 1, 2007

Chile: Conjoined twins separated

Doctors in a Chilean hospital are relieved after separating a pair of conjoined twins yesterday. “There have been no reverses and everything has come out as planned,” said Dr. Fernando Betanzo after a sixteen-hour-surgery separated the six-month-old twins who were attached at the chest and had shred some vital organs.

The twins will remain under close supervision for the next two weeks by doctors at Santiago’s Sotero del Rio Hospital.

On an interesting side note, the approximately $300,000 in medical care is being covered by the state.

Sources (English)- Xinhua

Sources (Spanish)- El Diario/La Prensa, La Nacion

Image- made-in-china.com

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