Hospital celebrates after conjoined twins separated
 

(Reuters) - Joshua and Jacob Spates, who spent their first seven months outside the womb as conjoined twins, are recovering in the pediatric intensive care unit of a Memphis hospital after a successful 13-hour surgery to separate them.
Dr. Max Langham, team leader for the separation, said on Wednesday that all involved are enjoying a "celebratory mood of how well Joshua and Jacob are doing."
The twins, who were joined at the spine, were separated August 29. Two weeks later, not only are the boys healthy, "both of them are using their legs and getting ready to try to crawl out of bed," Langham said.
"Most conjoined twins don't ever get a chance to get to separation because they die from complications at delivery," said Langham, chief of pediatric surgery at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital.

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