There was no placenta inside Bhagat -- the enveloped parasitic twin had connected directly to Bhagat's blood supply. Right after the surgery, Bhagat's pain and inability to breathe disappeared and ...

Surgeons in India have removed a parasitic twin from a teenager who had an extra set of legs, buttocks and genitals attached ...

Doctors in the Indian capital, Delhi, have performed a life-changing surgery on a 17-year-old boy to remove his "parasitic" twin that was attached to his abdomen. A parasitic twin is an ...

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A parasitic twin attached to the torso of a seven-month-old baby girl has been surgically removed at a hospital in India. The child was born with a twin attached to the upper part of her abdomen ...

The 17-year-old, who is from Uttar Pradesh, India, was born with his 'parasitic' twin attached to his abdomen and had a fully developed extra set of legs, as well as a pelvis. A parasitic twin is ...

Since birth, baby Dominique had been carrying her parasitic twin. “It's as if the parasitic twin dove into Dominique's body and almost made it in except for the waist out,” said John Ruge ...

Paul Mukisa was born in a small Ugandan village in May with eight limbs -- parts of his "parasitic twin." Doctors now say the young boy is doing well after enduring a three-hour surgery to ...