Rare conjoined twin girls separated after 14 hour operation

Minal and Mirha from Pakistan were born with their heads fused together and shared vital blood vessels and brain tissue.
The operation at the Ankara Bilkent City Hospital on 19 July, which included a local team of medics, required two surgical stages and was completed over three months, with the final surgery taking 14 hours.
The girls, who were born in Pakistan, are called craniopagus twins because they are joined at the head.
They shared vital blood vessels and brain tissue, and the separation of the pair required extremely intricate surgery.
Both are recovering in hospital and are expected to make full recoveries and lead normal lives when they return home to Pakistan next month.
“They’re making an excellent recovery, really wonderful,” Professor Jeelani told Sky News. “They should be in a position to go back to Pakistan in a few weeks.”

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