On June 15, the Los Angeles Children’s Hospital successfully separated two 10-month-old twin girls from Mexico named Retana and Regina Salinas Fierros.
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Doctors performing surgery. (Photo: CBS News) |
The surgery was extremely complex, lasting more than 12 hours with the participation of 80 doctors and nurses. This case involved twins who were conjoined from the lower chest to the pelvis and shared several organs, including the liver, reproductive organs, and colon.
Once the twins were separated, the surgical team continued working through the night to reconstruct the chest wall and pelvic area of the patients. Currently, the health status of both girls is stable, and doctors have indicated that in the future, they will be able to walk independently without the need for assistive devices.
Retana and Regina were born in the United States while their parents were visiting relatives in Los Angeles from Mexico. The survival rate for conjoined twins is only between 5% and 25%. Historical records indicate that approximately 600 cases of conjoined twins have survived over the past 500 years, with over 70% of these cases being female.
Retana and Regina Salinas Fierros before surgery.
(Photo: Madrid Press)
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