Surgeons At CHOP Separate Conjoined Twins
Officials say surgeons at a Philadelphia hospital have successfully completed operations to separate 8-month-old twin girls from New York who were joined at the lower chest and abdomen.
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Officials say surgeons at a Philadelphia hospital have successfully completed operations to separate 8-month-old twin girls from New York who were joined at the lower chest and abdomen.
Surgeons at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia were scheduled to operate Wednesday to separate 8-month-old twins from New York joined at the lower chest and abdomen.
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Ukee Washington reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Ukee Washington reports.
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