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Surgeons remove parasitic twin from teenager who had legs growing out of his chest

A rare parasitic twin protruding from the chest of a 17-year-old boy has been removed by surgeons in Delhi, India.
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Teenager has 16kg 'parasitic twin' removed after life-changing surgery

Doctors in India have successfully removed a 16kg ‘parasitic twin’ from a teenage boy following an intensive surgical procedure. Parasitic twins are an extremely rare medical phenomenon which occurs ...
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Teenager’s 16kg ‘parasitic’ twin removed by doctors in extremely rare surgery

Doctors in India have carried out a rare and life-changing surgery to remove a 17-year-old boy’s “parasitic” twin. Parasitic twins occur when one foetus stops developing but remains attached and ...
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In a first for India, Delhi doctors remove newborn’s parasitic twin in rare surgery

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...
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Surgeons remove parasitic twin from girl born with four legs

It was late January when Nancy Swabb found herself wanting to help a family across the Atlantic Ocean, in Cote d'Ivoire -- all because of a photo.A friend had shared a post on Facebook about the need ...