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19/10/2012
Rosie and Ruby Formosa, who are now 12 weeks old, underwent an operation at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) on July 27, the day after they were born
The infants were born joined at the abdomen and shared part of the intestine. An emergency operation was carried out.
Angela Formosa said she had a "textbook" pregnancy with her first daughter Lily.
"At an early pregnancy scan they said the twins looked very close together so I went to King's College for another scan," the 32-year-old said.
"Between 16 and 20 weeks we found out that they were joined – I didn't know what to think, I was shocked and I felt sad.
"We didn't know what to expect until they were born. The doctors could not tell where they were connected," she said.
"They decided to deliver them early at 34 weeks. I went into University College Hospital and had the C-section and the doctors decided that the girls should go for their operation quite soon, within a couple of hours they had been taken to GOSH."
Professor Agostino Pierro led the team which carried out the operation.
"In this case, the twins were joined by the abdomen at the level of the umbilicus and shared part of the intestine," he said.
"The operation to separate the twins had to be performed as an emergency because of an intestinal blockage."
The two babies are said to be gaining weight and doing very well.
The children's hospital where the operation took place is one of the most experienced centres in the world for the treatment of conjoined twins.
(IT)
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Conjoined Twins Operation A Success
A mother has expressed joy following a successful operation to separate her conjoined twins.Rosie and Ruby Formosa, who are now 12 weeks old, underwent an operation at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) on July 27, the day after they were born
The infants were born joined at the abdomen and shared part of the intestine. An emergency operation was carried out.
Angela Formosa said she had a "textbook" pregnancy with her first daughter Lily.
"At an early pregnancy scan they said the twins looked very close together so I went to King's College for another scan," the 32-year-old said.
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"Between 16 and 20 weeks we found out that they were joined – I didn't know what to think, I was shocked and I felt sad.
"We didn't know what to expect until they were born. The doctors could not tell where they were connected," she said.
"They decided to deliver them early at 34 weeks. I went into University College Hospital and had the C-section and the doctors decided that the girls should go for their operation quite soon, within a couple of hours they had been taken to GOSH."
Professor Agostino Pierro led the team which carried out the operation.
"In this case, the twins were joined by the abdomen at the level of the umbilicus and shared part of the intestine," he said.
"The operation to separate the twins had to be performed as an emergency because of an intestinal blockage."
The two babies are said to be gaining weight and doing very well.
The children's hospital where the operation took place is one of the most experienced centres in the world for the treatment of conjoined twins.
(IT)
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