According to an Independent story, a UK-based surgeon successfully split Brazilian twins who were linked at the head.
Both Bernardo and Arthur Lima, who are approximately 4 years old, underwent at least seven surgeries in Rio de Janeiro under the supervision of Dr. Noor ul Owase Jeelani of the Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.
The two most recent operations to separate the boys with joined brains, known as craniopagus twins, took 33 hours to complete and required the assistance of more than 100 medical professionals, the news source added.
Before the delicate treatment started in real life, surgeons spent months honing several procedures in virtual reality.
According to Independent, in addition to Dr. Jeelani, Dr. Gabriel Mufarrej, the surgical division chief at the Instituto Estadual do Cerebro Paulo Niemeyer, was also supervising the procedure.
According to the outlet’s article, the UK-based paediatric surgeon called the procedure a “amazing feat.”
The twins are also the oldest craniopagus twins with merged brains to have been separated because they are almost four years old, according to Independent.
