Conjoined Twins Successfully Separated at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Allison June and Amelia Lee Tucker, formerly conjoined twins, were separated at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) on Nov. 7, 2012. Now nearly 10 months old, the twins, from Adams, N.Y., were born joined at the lower chest and abdomen, and sharing their chest wall, diaphragm, pericardium and liver.

Holly L. Hedrick, M.D., pediatric general, thoracic and fetal surgeon, led the 40-member multidisciplinary team that carried out the complex 7-hour separation surgery. It was the 21st time that CHOP has separated a pair of conjoined twins. http://bit.ly/VSnqSr

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