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To: i-node who wrote (902671)	11/23/2015 12:05:02 PM
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Biggest Medical Challenge In 2003, Ben Carson faced what was perhaps his biggest challenge: separating adult conjoined twins. Ladan and Laleh Bijani were Iranian women who were joined at the head. For 29 years, they had literally lived together in every conceivable way. Like normal twins, they shared experiences and outlooks, including earning law degrees, but as they got older and developed their own individual aspirations, they knew they could never lead independent lives unless they separated. As they told Carson at one point, "We would rather die than spend another day together." This type of medical procedure had never been attempted on conjoined adults because of the dangerous outcomes. By this time, Carson had been conducting brain surgery for nearly 20 years and had performed several craniopagus separations. He later stated he tried to talk the two women out of the surgery, but after many discussions with them and consultations with many other doctors and surgeons, he agreed to proceed. Carson and a team of more than 100 surgeons, specialists and assistants traveled to Singapore in Southeast Asia. On July 6, 2003, Carson and his team began the nearly 52-hour operation. They again relied on a 3-D imaging technique that Carson had utilized to prepare for the Banda twins' operation. The computerized images allowed the medical team to conduct a virtual surgery before the operation. During the procedure, they followed digital reconstructions of the twins' brains.... biography.com

To: i-node who wrote (902671)	11/23/2015 12:08:10 PM
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Nobody is more fit to get the Chinese out of Syria than Carson, ROFL.

To: i-node who wrote (902671)	11/23/2015 12:20:55 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1575396

Even though you can't stand the guy you may want to watch the documentary. It is pretty interesting. youtube.com