Co-joined twins celebrate 10th anniversary of history-making surgery

Co-joined twins celebrate 10th anniversary of history-making surgery
Photo courtesy of Montefiore

Formerly conjoined twins Carl and Clarence Aguirre celebrated the 10th anniversary of their separation operation recently with the medical team that successfully separated and cared for them at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM). The twins had been joined at the head, a condition known as craniopagus twins. At the time, the operation was one of the first successfully staged separations of craniopagus twins in the world.

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