Baby's second head surgically removed

By at 1:21 pm Sunday, Feb 20

Ten-month-old Manar Maged is in stable condition after surgeons removed her parasitic twin yesterday at a hospital north of Cairo. From Reuters:
J Msnbc Components Photos 050219 050219 Twin2 Hmed 8A.HmediumManar was born with a rare condition known as craniopagus parasiticus, which occurs when an embryo begins to split into identical twins but fails to complete the process. One of the conjoined twins fails to develop fully in the womb.

As in the case of a girl who died after similar surgery in the Dominican Republic a year ago, the second twin had developed no body. The head that was removed from Manar had been capable of smiling and blinking but not independent life, doctors said.
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