Surgeons separate conjoined twins with help from 3D printing

Surgeons in Qatar have successfully separated a pair of omphalopagus conjoined twins following months of rehearsal on 3D printed models. Surgeons at Sidra Medicine, Qatar's first specialist women's and children's hospital, have successfully separated conjoined twins following months of rehearsal on 3D printed models of the boys' abdomen and liver. In a recent press release, the procedure has been hailed as an alternative for pediatric patients with complex diseases who have traditionally faced limited treatment and care choices for successful treatment and care. Conjoined twins occur once in approximately 200 000 births, with omphalopagus twins (joined at the liver and...