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http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2004/02/06/infant/index.html

Surgery on two-headed baby halfway done

Feb. 6, 2004 | SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- A
team of surgeons began a rare and risky operation Friday to
remove the second head of a Dominican baby -- a partially
formed twin that threatens the girl's development.

[...]

Led by a Los Angeles-based neurosurgeon, the medical team
planned to spend about 13 hours removing Rebeca's second
head, which has a partially formed brain, ears, eyes and
lips.

[...]

"We've taken off half the parasitic head, and we haven't had
any hemorrhaging," said Dr. Santiago Hazim, medical director
of Santo Domingo's Center for Orthopedic Specialties, where
the surgery was being performed.

[DavidM says: "I can't believe I've never encountered the phrase 'parasitic head' before."]

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