Author: Mary Elizabeth Dallas

A 22-month-old conjoined twins survived the gut-wrenching decisions medical doctors in United States of America made in highly complicated medical case. The choice was difficult for doctors at MassGeneral Hospital for Children: Separate twin girls from East Africa in a 14-hour surgery and save the stronger one, or do nothing and lose both children. Without the operation, both would have perished, said the surgeons, who added they were tested technically and ethically. “The major challenges we faced were coordinating the large, multidisciplinary team — including pediatric general surgery, orthopaedic surgery, plastic surgery, critical care, cardiology, radiology, nursing, palliative care, social…