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2 Headed Baby - 2nd Head Removed

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by aeroman10, Feb 22, 2005.

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  1. aeroman10

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    Egyptian Surgeons Remove Girl's Second Head
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    CAIRO, Egypt (Feb. 20) - Egyptian doctors on Saturday removed an undeveloped head that was linked to the skull of a 10-month-old girl, an official from the health ministry said.

    Ahmed Barakat said surgeons at a hospital in the Nile Delta town of Benha, some 25 miles north of Cairo, treated the baby for craniopagus parasiticus, a rare birth defect where a child's skull is linked to the head of an undeveloped twin. The rudimentary head is usually thought to be parasitic.

    He said the operation on Saturday lasted about 13 hours and that the girl, Manar, is now in intensive care.

    "She is fine and doctors are trying to prevent any complications," he said.

    Barakat said a skull reconstruction surgery was also performed. A separate twin sister, Noora, is healthy after initial complications.

    Such rare defects occur when an embryo begins to split into identical twins but fails to complete the process, leaving an undeveloped conjoined twin in the womb.

    The twin sisters were born on March 30 last year.

    :eek: :eek:
     
    #1 aeroman10, Feb 22, 2005
  2. KingCheetah

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    One more for the weird baby trifecta. :eek:
     
    #2 KingCheetah, Feb 22, 2005
  3. Jeff

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    That baby is no...

    wait...

    nevermind.
     
    #3 Jeff, Feb 22, 2005
  4. KaiSeR SoZe

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    CYCLOPSE!!!

    wait...wrong thread
     
    #4 KaiSeR SoZe, Feb 22, 2005
  5. Pole

    Pole Lies, damn lies, stats, and peer reviewed studies
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    I don't know why, but I find that much more disturbing than the cyclops baby. That second head just looks.......so.........so.........Hollywoodesque.
     
    #5 Pole, Feb 22, 2005
  6. swilkins

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    I thought that the extra head looked sad.

    How would you feel if you were refused Gerber's finest?
     
    #6 swilkins, Feb 22, 2005
  7. Summer Song Giver

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    Oh well, she can kiss that school nurse job goodbye.




    /too vague?
     
    #7 Summer Song Giver, Feb 22, 2005
  8. Uprising

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    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
     
    #8 Uprising, Feb 22, 2005
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    The town would have rallied behind her.
     
    #9 Austin70, Feb 22, 2005
  10. Cohen

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    They said that the second head was actually capable of smiling. :(
     
    #10 Cohen, Feb 22, 2005
  11. Saint Louis

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    The head and face were really well developed. Really sad.

    The decision to remove the head was the best move though. Hopefully the little girl recovers and leads a full life.
     
    #11 Saint Louis, Feb 22, 2005
  12. Uprising

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    /me Shudders
     
    #12 Uprising, Feb 22, 2005
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    Photoshop






    ...oh crap. :(
     
    #13 Invisible Fan, Feb 22, 2005
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    #14 hooroo, Feb 22, 2005
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