Published 2 years ago

Conjoined twins who shared fused brains successfully separated in Brazil

Summary by Ground News

Three-year-old boys Bernardo and Arthur Lima were born with fused brains. They underwent multiple surgeries in Rio de Janeiro under the direction of Great Ormond Street Hospital paediatric surgeon Noor ul Owase Jeelani. The boys have had seven surgeries, involving more than 33 hours under the knife in the final two alone.

0 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

BBC News

Conjoined twins separated with the help of virtual reality

Surgeons say space-age technology helped doctors in separate countries to work together.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

Read Full Article

CTV News

Conjoined twins connected at the brain successfully separated after doctors collaborate virtually

Doctors have successfully separated a pair of 3-year-old twin boys fused at the brain after months of cross-continental planning through a virtual reality operating theatre.

2 years ago·Canada

Read Full Article

The Independent

Conjoined twins whose brains were fused together separated by UK surgeon

Twins underwent seven surgeries, involving more than 33 hours in final two operations

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

Read Full Article

NDTV

Brazilian Conjoined Twins Who Shared Fused Brains Successfully Separated

Both the boys are recovering well in hospital, and will be supported with six months of rehabilitation.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

Read Full Article

Daily Mirror

Conjoined twins successfully separated after 27 hours of operations

Bernardo and Arthur Lima, who were born with fused brains, underwent several operations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as they were separated with the help of a British neurosurgeon

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

Read Full Article

The Star Kuala Lumpur

Conjoined twins separated with help of virtual reality in Brazil

Conjoined twins born in Brazil with a fused head and brain have been separated in what doctors described on Aug 1 as the most complex surgery of its kind, which they prepared for using virtual reality. Read full story

2 years ago·Malaysia

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year

Ground News Article Assistant

Not enough coverage to generate an Article Assistant.