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Lattakia, SANA-A medical team of Tishreen University Hospital in Lattakia has successfully separated two identical twin boys conjoined at the abdominal area in the first-of-its-kind operation on Syria’s level.
Speaking to SANA, Surgeon Dr. Ammar Omran 
said that the conjoined twin was attached at the abdominal area and there is a fusion at the intestine, liver and a small part of the rib cage.
During the operation, the medical team separated the intestines and blood vessels between the twin and then the team re-created the abdominal cavity to return the intestines into it.
The boys are doing well, Omran said, adding that they currently receiving respiratory support at the ICU of the Hospital.
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