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Elsewhere on the WebNew posts to the Parenting of Multiples forums:Tiesha and Iesha TurnerTwins' Names: Tiesha and Iesha Turner Birthdate: April 19, 1991 Hometown: Texas, USA Type of Conjoined Twins: Omphalopagus (The Turners shared a sternum and liver. Their intestines were entwined. Although they had individual hearts, the organs were fused together.) Separation Date: June 9, 1992 Separation Location: Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas Separation Team: pediatric surgeon, Dr. William Pokorny; cardiovascular surgeon, Dr. David Ott; plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Samuel Stal; plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Jeffrey Friedman; pediatric anesthesiologist, Dr. Nancy Glass; cardiovascular anesthesiologist, Dr. John Cooper; and the twin's pediatric cardiologist, Dr. Michael Nihill. Status: The twins are healthy and normal. They face one remaining reconstructive surgery in the next few years. Other: The twins' mother did not know she was having conjoined twins until she delivered.
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