A
pair of conjoined twins have been born in India with two heads but just one
body being shared by the pair.
Both
boys have heads, nervous systems and backbones, separate. The backbones are
joined below the pelvis and they share a rib cage and shoulder girdle.
Doctors
say they believe they can save the lives of the boys who were born in Jaipur,
Rajasthan, on Wednesday. Dr. S.D. Sharma, medical superintendent of J.K. Lone
Hospital, said that such cases are rare, especially in boys and are known as
Dicephalic Parapagus.
He
added that this is the first case in Rajasthan and only the second in all of
India.
Most
of the time, children that are Dicephalic Parapagus are born dead and, in the
vast majority of cases, are mostly girls, reports CBS. But doctors are hoping
they can help the boy live.
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