Conjoined twins successfully separated
Conjoined twins Knatalye Hope and Adeline Faith Mata were separated by doctors at Texas Children's Hospital in 26 hours of surgery on Feb. 17, 2015. The twins are seen here with their parents shortly before the operation.
The twins were born April 11, 2014, joined at the chest and abdomen.
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Conjoined twins Knatalye and Adeline Mata were born sharing a chest wall, lungs, pericardial sac (the lining of the heart), diaphragm, liver, intestines, colon and pelvis.
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10-month-old conjoined twins Knatalye and Adeline Mata get a kiss from their big brother before heading into surgery.
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A team of doctors at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston spent months preparing for the separation surgery, which finally took place Feb. 17, 2015, when twins Knatalye and Adeline Mata were 10 months old.
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Mom and dad Elysse and John Mata hug their twins before the separation surgery.
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Adeline after the separation surgery, surrounded by family and medical staff at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston.
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Parents Elysse and John Mata hug medical staff at Texas Children's Hospital after successful surgery Feb. 17, 2015, to separate their conjoined twin girls, Knatalye and Adeline.
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Knatalye Mata, surrounded by family at Texas Children's Hospital, following successful surgery to separate her from her conjoined twin sister Adeline.
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Conjoined twins Knatalye Hope and Adeline Faith Mata were separated in a 26-hour surgery at Texas Children's Hospital, Feb. 17, 2015.
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Family members of conjoined twins Knatalye and Adeline Mata hold vigil at Texas Children's Hospital, where the girls were separated in a marathon operation on Feb. 17, 2015.
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It took roughly 18 hours to separate the twins; in all, surgeons worked on Knatalye for 23 hours and Adeline for 26 hours.
The operation involved specialists from pediatric surgery, plastic surgery, cardiovascular surgery, urology, liver transplant surgery, orthopedic surgery and pediatric gynecology at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston.
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As many as 30 medical personnel were involved in the complex operation to separate conjoined twins Knatalye and Adeline Mata at Texas Children's Hospital, Feb. 17, 2015.
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Conjoined twins Knatalye and Adeline Mata were separated in a marathon operation at Texas Children's Hospital, Feb. 17, 2015.
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Knatalye gets a kiss from her mother Elysse post-surgery.
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Adeline, post-surgery, surrounded by family and medical staff at Texas Children's Hospital.
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Family members visit the babies at Texas Children's Hospital.
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The surgical team that separated conjoined twins Knatalye and Adeline Mata at Texas Children's Hospital.
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