] An Egyptian baby born with two heads was
] in stable condition on Sunday after doctors at a
] provincial hospital removed one of the heads in a 13-hour
] operation

] Manar was born with a rare condition known as craniopagus
] parasiticus, which occurs when an embryo begins to split
] into identical twins but fails to complete the process.
] One of the conjoined twins fails to develop fully in the
] womb.

] As in the case of a girl who died after similar surgery
] in the Dominican Republic a year ago, the second twin had
] developed no body. The head that was removed from Manar
] had been capable of smiling and blinking but not
] independent life.

Wow.

Baby stable after second head removed