On 3 March 1985, surgeons Lewis Spitz and Edward Kiely, along with a team of 26 clinicians, performed a nine-hour operation at Great Ormond Street Hospital to separate conjoined twins Holly and Carly.
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- Breakthroughs | Great Ormond Street Hospital (gosh.nhs.uk)
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