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Thursday, 17 November 2016

PHOTOS: Conjoined Nigerian Twin Girls Separated In US Hospital Free Of Charge

The girls from Nigeria turned one year old on Wednesday, a week after their procedure (pictured recovering)
 A set of conjoined twin girls have been separated in a US hospital.

Miracle and Testimony Ayeni, from Nigeria, were conjoined at the pelvis.

The girls, who turned one today, underwent an 18-hour operation at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 7 and 8.
Miracle and Testimony Ayeni were conjoined at the pelvis. The girls underwent an 18-hour operation at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 7 and 8

They arrived in the US on June 28 with their parents Samuel Olusegun Ayeni and Mary Abiodun Ayeni, their older sister, and their pastor after being offered free flights from a Nigerian airline Arik Air.

It was their only hope at separating the girls, after trying and failing to find a hospital nearby that could carry out the operation.

Finally, after months of research, they were referred to Le Bonheur, whose surgeons offered to do the life-saving operation free of charge.
This is an image of the girls' shared body marked by the surgeons. The central line is where they felt it would be a clear separation. The curved lines with arrows show where they felt there may be issues. The circles are where they planned to insert tissue expanders under the muscles and skin

The hospital announced the landmark procedure on Wednesday morning, with more information to follow.

Culled from DailyMail

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