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=== Born 21st century === *Sheneeva and Chenelva Kolestein, born in Surinam in 2021 and living in the Netherlands in 2025.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.linda.nl/persoonlijk/siamese-tweeling-rosianne/ | title=Rosianne is zus van een Siamese tweeling: 'Als ze overlijden, word ik gek' }}</ref> *Maria de Jesus (Josie) and Maria Teresa Alvarez (Teresita), born joined at the skull as craniopagus twins in [[Guatemala]] in 2001, were brought to [[UCLA Medical Center]] by Medical Kids International in 2002 and successfully separated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/formerly-conjoined-twins-celebrate-21st-birthday|title=Formerly conjoined twins celebrate 21st birthday|publisher=[[UCLA]]|date=August 2, 2022|access-date=August 25, 2024}}</ref> *[[Carl and Clarence Aguirre]], born with vertical craniopagus in [[Silay City]], [[Negros Occidental]], on April 21, 2002. They were successfully separated on August 4, 2004.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Staffenberg |first1=David A. |last2=Goodrich |first2=James T. |author2-link=James T. Goodrich |title=Separation of craniopagus conjoined twins: an evolution in thought |journal=Clinics in Plastic Surgery |date=January 2005 |volume=32 |issue=1 |pages=25–34 |doi=10.1016/j.cps.2004.09.002 |pmid=15636762 }}</ref> *Tabea and Lea Block, from Lemgo, Germany, were born as craniopagus twins joined on the tops of their heads on August 9, 2003. The girls shared some major veins, but their brains were separate. They were separated on September 16, 2004, although Tabea died about ninety minutes later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mennonews.de/archiv/2005/08/03/der-geburtstag-der-siamesischen-zwillinge-lea-und-tabea-jahrt-sich-zum-zweiten-mal/|title=Der Geburtstag der siamesischen Zwillinge Lea und Tabea jährt sich zum zweiten Mal|website=Mennonews.de|language=de|date=August 3, 2005|access-date=2016-12-09}}</ref> *Sohna and Mohna from [[Amritsar]], India. Born in New Delhi on June 14, 2003. They have two hearts, arms, kidneys and spinal cords while share liver, gall bladder and legs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/punjab-assembly-election-2022-goggles-on-for-secrecy-punjabs-conjoined-twins-cast-separate-votes-2778383 |title=Punjab Assembly Election 2022: Goggles On For Secrecy, Punjab's Conjoined Twins Cast Separate Votes |publisher=Ndtv.com |date= |accessdate=2022-03-16}}</ref> *Anastasia and Tatiana Dogaru, born outside Rome, Italy, on January 13, 2004. As [[craniopagus twins]], the top of Tatiana's head is attached to the back of Anastasia's head. *[[Lakshmi Tatma]] (born 2005) was an ischiopagus conjoined twin born in [[Araria]] district in the state of [[Bihar]], India. She had four arms and four legs, resulting from a joining at the pelvis with a headless undeveloped parasitic twin.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7080326.stm|date=2007-11-06|title=Many-limbed India girl in surgery|work=BBC News}}</ref> * In 2005 a set of conjoined triplets was detected, characterized as tricephalus, tetrabrachius, and tetrapus parapagothoracopagus, and the pregnancy interrupted at 22 weeks.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Athanasiadis |first1=Apostolos P. |last2=Tzannatos |first2=Christinne |last3=Mikos |first3=Themistoklis |last4=Zafrakas |first4=Menelaos |last5=Bontis |first5=John N. |title=A unique case of conjoined triplets |journal=American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology |date=June 2005 |volume=192 |issue=6 |pages=2084–2087 |doi=10.1016/j.ajog.2004.10.622 |pmid=15970906 }}</ref> * [[Kendra and Maliyah Herrin]], ischiopagus twins separated in 2006 at age 4<ref>{{cite web|title=Herrin Twins|url=http://www.herrintwins.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606220423/http://www.herrintwins.com/|archive-date=2014-06-06|access-date=2014-08-03}}</ref> *[[Krista and Tatiana Hogan]], [[Canadians|Canadian]] twins conjoined at the head. Born October 25, 2006. Share part of their brain and can pass sensory information and thoughts between each other. *{{anchor|Trishna and Krishna}}[[Moira Kelly, AO#Twins|Trishna and Krishna]] from Bangladesh were born in December 2006. They are craniopagus twins, joined on the tops of their skulls and sharing a small amount of brain tissue. In 2009, they were separated in Melbourne, Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/separating-twins.html |series=NOVA |title=Separating Twins |publisher=Pbs.org |date=February 8, 2012 |access-date=2014-08-03}}</ref> *[[Maria and Teresa Tapia]], born in the Dominican Republic on April 8, 2010. Conjoined by the liver, pancreas, and a small portion of their small intestine. Separation occurred on November 7, 2011, at [[Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU]]. *Zheng Hanwei and Zheng Hanjing, born in China on August 11, 2013. Conjoined by their sternum, pericardium, and liver. In 2014, they were separated in Shanghai, China, at the Shanghai Children's Medical Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shanghaidaily.com/metro/health-and-science/Conjoined-twins-to-be-separated/shdaily.shtml|title=Conjoined twins to be separated|website=ShanghaiDaily.com|date=July 15, 2014|last=Cai|first=Wenjun|access-date=2017-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-07/18/content_17830845.htm|title=Conjoined girls separated in surgery|last=Wang|first=Hongyi|website=Chinadaily.com.cn|date=July 18, 2014|access-date=2017-06-15}}</ref> *Jadon and Anias McDonald, born in September 2015. Conjoined by the head. Successfully separated at Children's Hospital of [[Montefiore Medical Center]] by [[James T. Goodrich]] in October 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/health/doctors-successfully-separate-twins-joined-skulls-t103979|author=Meghan Holohan|title=Formerly conjoined twins recovering, gaining mobility after separation|date=2016-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/health/formerly-conjoined-twins-are-home-enjoying-life-toddlers-t117926|author=Meghan Holohan|title=Formerly conjoined twins are finally home 1 year after epic surgery|date=2017-10-26}}</ref> *Erin and Abby Delaney, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 24, 2016. Conjoined by the head. They were successfully separated at [[Children's Hospital of Philadelphia]] on June 16, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chop.edu/news/formerly-conjoined-twins-erin-and-abby-delaney-thriving-months-after-separation-surgery|title=Formerly conjoined twins, Erin and Abby Delaney, thriving months after separation surgery|website=Children's Hospital of Philadelphia|date=October 22, 2017|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> *Marieme and Ndeye Ndiaye, twin girls born in Senegal in 2017, living in Cardiff, UK in 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Wales_conjoined_twins|title=Two girls, one body|work=BBC News|first=Gwyneth|last=Rees|date=January 23, 2019}}</ref> *Callie and Carter Torres, born January 30, 2017, in Houston Texas, from Blackfoot Idaho. They are [[Ischiopagi|omphalo-ischiopagus]] conjoined twins, attached by their pelvic area and sharing all organs from the belly button down with just one leg each.<ref>{{cite web|title=Conjoined twins in Blackfoot continue to beat the odds {{!}} The Spokesman-Review|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jan/24/conjoined-twins-in-blackfoot-continue-to-beat-the-/|access-date=2020-07-27|website=www.spokesman.com|date=January 24, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barcroft.tv/callie-and-carter-conjoined-twins-learning-to-walk-home-school-siblings-progress|access-date=2020-07-27|website=www.barcroft.tv|title=Barcroft.tv – barcroft Resources and Information}}</ref> *Yiğit and Derman Evrensel, twin boys born on June 21, 2018, Antalya, Turkey. They are craniopagus twins and were separated at Great Ormond Street Hospital in 2019 by the same surgeons that separated Safa and Marwa Bibi.<ref>{{cite web|title=Second set of rare conjoined twins separated at Great Ormond Street Hospital in less than 12 months|url=https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/news/second-set-rare-conjoined-twins-separated-great-ormond-street-hospital-less-12-months|access-date=2020-07-27|website=www.gosh.nhs.uk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Separation of conjoined twins in London children's hospital 'a Moses moment'|url=https://www.thenational.ae/world/europe/separation-of-conjoined-twins-in-london-children-s-hospital-a-moses-moment-1.1032402|access-date=2020-07-27|website=The National|date=June 12, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *Ervina and Prefina, born June 29, 2018, in the [[Central African Republic]]. They were separated on June 5, 2020, at the [[Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital]] in Rome, Italy.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Jack Guy|author2=Sharon Braithwaite|title=Twin girls, joined at the skull, successfully separated in Vatican hospital|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/08/health/conjoined-twins-separated-vatican-scli-intl/index.html|access-date=2020-07-09|website=CNN}}</ref> *Mercy and Goodness Ede, born August 13, 2019, conjoined by the chest and abdomen. Successfully separated at the National Hospital in Abuja, Nigeria in November 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/08/africa/nigerian-conjoined-twins-separated-intl/index.html|title=Nigerian conjoined twins successfully separated by 78-member team in Abuja|work=CNN.com|date=January 8, 2020|language=en-US}}</ref> *Marie-Cléa and Marie-Cléanne Papillon, born in Mauritius in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/365556/separee-sa-soeur-siamoise-cleanne-ou-joie-vivre|title=Séparée de sa soeur siamoise: Cléanne ou la joie de vivre|trans-title= Separated from her Siamese sister: Cléanne or the Joy of Living|last=Carpayen|first=Shelly|date=2019-11-17|website=lexpress.mu|language=fr|access-date=2019-12-18}}</ref> Conjoined from neck to abdomen, but also at the heart which had seven chambers, instead of four.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ionnews.mu/marie-cleanne-papillon-le-3e-bebe-siamois-miracule-au-monde-selon-son-chirurgien-28052019/|title=Marie-Cléanne Papillon : Le 3e bébé siamois miraculé au monde, selon son chirurgien |date=May 28, 2019 }}</ref> Marie-Cléa did not survive the surgery to separate the two.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/349919/jumelles-siamoises-marie-clea-papillon-inhumee-ce-mardi|title=Jumelles siamoises: Marie-Cléa Papillon inhumée ce mardi|trans-title=Siamese Twins: Marie-Cléa Papillon buried this Tuesday|date=2019-03-26|website=lexpress.mu|language=fr|access-date=2021-10-02}}</ref> *Valentina and Kristina, born in 2019 in Croatia, shared a part of the digestive system and liver (xypho-omphalopagus). Several months after birth they developed twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome due to blood shunting, and they were successfully separated at [[University Hospital Centre Zagreb]] (Rebro) in an urgent procedure.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-15 |title=Separated conjoined twins doing well in Zagreb |url=https://www.croatiaweek.com/separated-conjoined-twins-doing-well-in-zagreb/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Croatia Week |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Grizelj |first1=Ruža |last2=Sindičić Dessardo |first2=Nada |last3=Bulić |first3=Krešimir |last4=Luetić |first4=Tomislav |last5=Mikulić |first5=Danko |last6=Antabak |first6=Anko |last7=Sjekavica |first7=Ivica |last8=Alduk |first8=Ana Marija |last9=Konosić |first9=Sanja |last10=Režek Tomašić |first10=Karolina |last11=Ćaleta |first11=Tomislav |last12=Pleško |first12=Sanja |last13=Šarić |first13=Dalibor |last14=Vuković |first14=Jurica |date=August 2019 |title=Successful separation of xypho-omphalopagus conjoined twins with extrauterine twin-twin transfusion syndrome: a case report |journal=Croatian Medical Journal |volume=60 |issue=4 |pages=301–308 |doi=10.3325/cmj.2019.60.301 |issn=0353-9504 |pmc=6734570 |pmid=31483115}}</ref> *Susannah and Elizabeth Castle, born April 22, 2021, and separated December 10, 2021, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Robinson |first1=Carol |title=Alabama conjoined twin girls born at Philadelphia hospital: 'We love them so much' |url=https://www.al.com/news/2021/04/alabama-conjoined-twin-girls-born-at-philadelphia-hospital-we-love-them-so-much.html |access-date=18 June 2023 |publisher=AL.com |date=22 April 2023}}</ref> *AmieLynn Rose and JamieLynn Rae Finley, born October 3, 2022, and separated January 23, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gartner |first=Jordan |title=Conjoined twin sisters separated in successful surgery: 'We did it' |url=https://www.kbtx.com/2023/01/27/conjoined-twin-sisters-separated-successful-surgery-we-did-it/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.kbtx.com |date=January 27, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
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