Abracadabra Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Op to remove baby's second head Doctors have operated successfully to remove a second head from a 10-month-old baby. Manar Maged was originally one of conjoined identical twins, but her sister failed to develop in the womb. As a result she was born with a second head attached to her own - a condition known as craniopagus parasiticus. Manar, who was otherwise healthy, underwent a 13-hour operation at Benha Children's Hospital, Cairo, on Saturday. She is reported to be stable. Doctors said the second head was capable of smiling and blinking - but not of independent life. The weight of it meant that although Manar developed normally, she could not sit or crawl. A 13-strong team operated on Manar, separating her brain from the conjoined organ in small stages. Shared blood vessel Surgery was complex, as the conjoined head shared a blood vessel with Manar's brain. The surgeons had to cut off the blood supply to Manar's head without triggering a potentially fatal surge of blood to Manar's heart. Following surgery, Manar could move all four limbs and showed no signs of paralysis. She is breathing normally and has a normal heartbeat and blood pressure. However, Dr Abla al-Alfi, senior consultant at the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit, said there was concern about the baby's liver, which had not functioned normally since the surgery. Manar is likely to remain in intensive care for another week while doctors carefully monitor her progress. Similar surgery was attempted on a girl in the Dominican Republic last year. However, the child died. source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimsøn Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 That first pic looks photoshopped to hell. *Look at the shadow on the 'head'. It looks like its being cast on a wall directly behind them, but that's the floor. Also, the girl's shadow is nowhere to be seen. Almost like someone pasted the head on and added a drop shadow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Tesseract Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 imagine if the child died and only the head stayed alive blinking and smiling for 72 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
why write? Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 ^ sick fuck... and i agree...whats with all these fake demented kid, if you want to see the real shit just look at TEASE! damn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunm Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 I dunno man, i thought the cyclops had a bit more novelty to it. I mean c'mon, it breathed through a special trunk above it's eye for chrissakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted February 24, 2005 Author Share Posted February 24, 2005 how do you figure it's fake? with all the radiation and pollution and crazy shit in this world, you don't think it's possible for a 2 headed kid could be born?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
why write? Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 if it was possible, it would have happened to a lot more people by now.....plus look at that fake shadow under the heads, the picture just dont look real...if i seen it myself, id believe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isor357 Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 incest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Tesseract Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 hmm, uranium in US weapons used in the neighborhood? i dunno, shit looks fake to me from the flick but i wouldnt be surpised if its true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 i wonder why they taped her eyes shut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 a condition known as craniopagus parasiticus. If it's a known condition it must have happened before... come on now people, use your second heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted February 24, 2005 Author Share Posted February 24, 2005 Originally posted by villain@Feb 24 2005, 12:23 PM a condition known as craniopagus parasiticus. If it's a known condition it must have happened before... come on now people, use your second heads. Quoted post thank you. it's from the BBC website, not foxnews or cnn. bbc actually research their stories before they run them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
why write? Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 they just make those up like conjuclaupalus trisoronoroicus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted February 24, 2005 Author Share Posted February 24, 2005 yeah, they just make them up 1 2 that's why 2 different medical dictionaries have it listed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
why write? Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 i was just joking around, theres a name for everything.....but im just saying that picture looks really fake, do you agree or disagree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted February 24, 2005 Author Share Posted February 24, 2005 it's far too small to call whether it's fake or not. if you're judging it's authenticity on a drop shadow alone without seeing what it actually is in the backround (a table, the floor...?), you're really clutching at straws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
why write? Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 nah, look at her pointer, its too thin to be only part of her finger, the other fingers look wider to me, im just saying....i dont really care if its real or not, as long as that shit aint my kid/kids i wonder what shes gonna tell her kid 'yeah theyre used to be a head attatched to you when you were younger' haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamblersGrin Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 prejudiced motherfuckers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Skeletor wins a date with Meat Beast. Such joy is to ensue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackfatsoe Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 ahahahahahahaaha^^^ that baby picture made me go "WHOA," even if it's fake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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!@#$% Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 these days i am doing a ton of research on genetics, using fish as a model. these females produce hundreds of eggs, so at this point i've dealt with thousands upon thousands of embryos. in one instance, i saw a fish, which was produced from normal fish parents with no genetic alterations, develop with two heads. it lived for a few days. this happens sometimes, and occasionally, they survive into adulthood. there are an incredible number of things that have to go right to produce a healthy human baby. after studying biology, i am amazed there aren't more weird ass mutations running around out there. that being said, the picture does look funky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effyoo Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 ^^ do the mutations that survive into adulthood end up reproducing with normal offspring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted February 24, 2005 Author Share Posted February 24, 2005 no, they produce mountain lions and powerdrills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effyoo Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 so you're telling me the thing i used to put together my bookshelf was spawned from a two headed fish and that it has the possibility to be eaten by its brother?!? you DO live in the future.... :woahface: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Dazzle Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 It's real, they showed them hacking it off on the news..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASER1NE Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 I saw that shit on the news on sunday night , it was too crazy . If i ever had a 2 headed kid id shit a brick .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Europe Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Saw it on the news aswell. Its totally true. Its one of the rarest siamese-twin examples. Hope she pulls through, I love freaks and I love a happy end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Originally posted by Mr. ABC@Feb 23 2005, 07:45 PM if you're judging it's authenticity on a drop shadow alone without seeing what it actually is in the backround (a table, the floor...?), you're really clutching at straws Quoted post no doubt, the lettering must come first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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