The three-year-old boys had a total of seven operations, involving more than 33 hours of operating time in the final two surgeries alone, and almost 100 medical staff were involved
"Not only have we provided a new future for the boys and their family, we have equipped the local team with the capabilities and confidence to undertake such complex work successfully again in the future.
He said:"Since the parents of the boys came from their home in the Roraima region to Rio to seek our help two and a half years ago, they had become part of our family here in the hospital. Their work was supported by Gemini Untwined, a charity founded by Mr Jaleeni to raise funds for siblings born joined at the head - called craniopagus twins.
Since the twins are almost four years old, they are also the oldest craniopagus twins with a fused brain to have been separated.
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