Apparently a baby named Manar Maged was born in Egypt with a rare birth defect. The syndrome is called craniopagus parasiticus and is related to conjoined twins linked a the skull. Doctors waited until Manar Maged was around 10 months old before carrying out the operation of removing the second head from the baby. The operation took 13 hours and 13 doctors to complete and it could take up to 10 days before the baby is released from intensive care. Manar apparently also has a seperate twin sister who is doing fine as well.
Read the full article about the conjoined Egyptian baby and view a larger picture of Manar before the operation. Source: Yahoo |