Two-headed baby dies after surgery
 

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- An infant girl died Saturday after surgery to remove a second head, her mother said.

A medical team completed the operation Friday evening but said 8-week-old Rebeca Martinez had been susceptible to infection or hemorrhaging. The baby died 12 hours after the surgery, believed to be the first of its kind.

The second head, which doctors said threatened the girl's development, grew from the top of her skull and had its own partly developed brain, ears, eyes and lips.

During the surgery, 18 surgeons, nurses and doctors had taken several rotations to cut off the undeveloped tissue, clip the veins and arteries, and close the skull using a bone and skin graft from the second head.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/02/07....ap/index.html

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Sad news

Shit, I thought I read somewhere last night it went fine.

Well that sucks...

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not good news :(

That's sad to hear :(

R.I.P.

:( Bad news. I guess the operation itself was a success but the complications after were to much. RIP

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Sad news:(

damn that is really sad. hopefully the doctors learnt something..and if it happens again..they might be able to help the next kid out more. :(

That was sad, just read some hours ago that everything was all good :(

That is sad, but these rare malformations cant be treated by Santo Domingo surgeons, I'm sure there were better hopes if she were in USA or Europe

RIP and condolences to her family.:(

Why do i get this picture in my mind that the dead babies body will be inside a jar filled with liquid to keep it preserved..

sad...its one of only ten recorded cases of parasitic twins so i'm not completely suprised that the baby dies..they probably still dont have enough experience with it