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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Thomas Kingsley

Conjoined twins whose brains were fused together separated by UK surgeon

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A pair of Brazilian twins who were conjoined at the head have been successfully separated by a UK-based surgeon.

Three-year-old boys Bernardo and Arthur Lima were born with fused brains and underwent multiple surgeries in Rio de Janeiro under the direction of Great Ormond Street Hospital paediatric surgeon Noor ul Owase Jeelani.

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