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3D printing helps separate conjoined twins in Shanghai

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2015-06-10 09:06Xinhua Editor: Gu Liping
Photo taken on June 9, 2015 shows the successfully separated conjoined twins in east China's Shanghai Municipality. The conjoined twins, who were born on March 17 in east China's Jiangxi Province, were successfully separated Tuesday at the Children's Hospital of Fudan University here in Shanghai. (Photo: Xinhua/Liu Ying)

Photo taken on June 9, 2015 shows the successfully separated conjoined twins in east China's Shanghai Municipality. The conjoined twins, who were born on March 17 in east China's Jiangxi Province, were successfully separated Tuesday at the Children's Hospital of Fudan University here in Shanghai. (Photo: Xinhua/Liu Ying)

With the help of 3D printing technology, doctors in Shanghai on Tuesday successfully separated three-month-old twin sisters who were conjoined at the hip.

The twins, born in Ganzhou City of Jiangxi Province, were connected by soft tissues at the hip and lower spine. They have mostly separate digestive systems but share one lower bowel.

After a five hour operation in the Children's Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai, the twins were separated and had their anuses, perineum, and muscle surrounding the rectum reconstructed.

Chief surgeon Zheng Shan said, they used 3D printing to build two models simulating the structure of the babies' connected parts, which helped them better understand the anatomical structure and carry out simulated surgery when making plans for the procedure.

Since the year 2000, the hospital has successfully separated seven pairs of conjoined twins.

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