conjoined twins

Doctors at Al-Hadbah Hospital, Tripoli have

successfully separated Siamese twins in one

of the rarest surgeries in Libya.

The hospital administration said the two-hour

long separation surgery took place on Wednesday,

October 5, and was conducted by Libyan surgeons.

The 39-year old mother was admitted to Al-Hadbah

Hospital on September 30 to undergo a delivery

operation for twin babies.

During the operation, the doctors were astonished

to find the twins were conjoined at the stomach

and chest, and that their livers were attached to

each other. The delivery operation took one hour

and the mother was allowed to leave while

the twin boys were kept at the Newborn Care

Unit for the separation surgery.

Their health condition is stable now and they

are expected to leave the hospital in the

next few days, doctors confirmed

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