| 更新时间：2004/8/5 |
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Twins separated in landmark op
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Surgeons in New York say they have successfully separated two-year-old Filipino twins who were conjoined at the head. ☆ Filipino 菲律宾人 More than twelve hours into the operation doctors teased apart the adjacent portions of Carl and Clarence Aguirre's brains, a Montefiore hospital statement said. The brothers -- who were born in the southern Philippines and arrived in America in mid-September -- survived the procedure, but doctors warned that several more hours of delicate and difficult surgery is still needed. ☆ mid-September 九月中旬 The 16-member medical team was able to separate the shared system of veins that drained blood from the brothers' brains. ☆ drain 排出 After the procedure the twins' head-to-head operating tables were pulled apart slightly, the statement said. ☆ operating table 手术台 Because of the network of delicate veins located in the back of the brain, the work to isolate and separate them was meticulous and time-consuming. ☆ meticulous 小心翼翼 It is the first time conjoined twins have been separated in a multi-stage procedure. ☆ multistage 多阶段 Instead of opting for the typical marathon two-day operation, doctors in this case chose four shorter procedures over ten months. ☆ opt for 选择 Doctors chose this approach because it meant a shorter time under anesthesia and a lower risk of massive bleeding and injury to the brain. ☆ anesthesia 麻醉 The time between procedures also allowed the twins to recover physically from the blood-vessel separation and to undergo rehabilitation and physical therapy, the doctors added. ☆ rehabilitation 康复,康复治疗 |
