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Tiesha and Iesha Turner

By Pamela Prindle Fierro, About.com

Twins' 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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