Partly Formed Twin Removed From Baby
From Times Wire Reports
Surgeons led by UCLA’s Jorge Lazareff successfully removed a partially formed twin from a Dominican baby in a complex operation that doctors believed was the first of its kind.
The medical team said the nearly 11-hour operation on 7-week-old Rebeca Martinez went smoothly. She will remain in the hospital for at least 10 days.
“We are super-happy. This is what we hoped for, and it happened,” said her father, Franklin Martinez.
Doctors said the partial twin, a second head, had threatened the girl’s development.
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