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StuffedInABoxx t1_jdr4lxm wrote

Reply to comment by Kbrew7181 in Rare conjoined twin returns home after successful separation surgery by Sandstorm400

You could think of it as a liver transplant, except the transplanted part of the organ is already in the recipient’s body. With livers, you can transplant a portion and it will still be a functional liver.

There may be some connections that need to be made in other parts of the system like the gallbladder or intestine.

Essentially, it is likely neither twin has a complete liver, they each have a portion of the one liver.

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StuffedInABoxx t1_jdqr83o wrote

Reply to comment by Kbrew7181 in Rare conjoined twin returns home after successful separation surgery by Sandstorm400

Disclaimer: not a surgeon

Without seeing the case notes, we couldn’t say for absolute certain how complicated this was. However, the liver is a very resilient organ, which is why it would be considered more simple than many other separation surgeries.

You would start with some imaging of the liver. The liver has lobes, so ideally there is a natural separation you use as the guide for your cut. If that’s the case, it is fairly easy. Because it is a shared organ. There will likely be a large vein you would need to tie off and sever, along with numerous smaller vascular structures. There would probably also be some bile ducts to close or reroute, depending on how everything connects in each twin.

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RenzoARG t1_jdqe6a7 wrote

Reply to "Women's football is reaching newer heights and the Barcelona effect" - Twitter erupts as The Roma vs. Barcelona match in the UEFA Women's Champions League at the Stadio Olimpico is the highest attended match in the history of Italian women's football by Ragnarok_619

I'm glad they now have a reason to claim bigger paychecks. More public, more sponsors, better payments.

After watching the highlights. Damn, Roma's goalkeeper is a BEAST.

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raddacle t1_jdq8r1z wrote

Reply to Scientists achieve major breakthrough in treatment of substance use disorders by analysing genomic data of over 1 million people by stopwastingmymoneyl1

Breakthrough is quite the exaggeration.

Saying that we should focus more on dopamine signaling regulation than dopamine signaling, can be analogized to the importance of analyzing how traffic is controlled instead of the traffic itself.

Another statement they make can be summed up to say that they know effective treatments are effective:

"Substance use disorders and mental disorders often co-occur, and we know that the most effective treatments help people address both issues at the same time."

This study found exactly what others have before it, and they also identified additional genetic markers. There is no breakthrough in treatment, the findings only identify potential areas for more research to happen to hopefully find other treatments. The results are significant, so it's frustrating that the article is click baiting and exaggerated.

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