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Berkshire Eagle in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

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Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 28, 1969

Page

5

Siamese Twins Separated After 10 1/2 Hour Boston Operation

Siamese twin girls separated in a 10 1/2 hour operation at Massachusetts General Hospital emerged in very good condition but face possible complications. Surgeons led by Dr. W Hardy Hendren removed shared organs and will perform several follow up procedures. The twins, born in Danvers after a Caesarean section, were joined from chest to pelvis with shared liver.

Boston Massachusetts General Hospital W. Hardy Hendren Children’s Surgical Service Willis Williams Michael Harrison Monte Meltzer Danvers

Doctors Halt Man's Growth At 7-Foot-2

In Boston a 22 year old acromegaly patient reached 7 foot 2 and received a single proton beam treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital using Harvard University's 160 million volt cyclotron. Endocrine specialists Dr Leonard Deftos Dr Raymond N Kjellberg and Dr Bernard Kliman report 46 similar cases with 21 normalizing growth hormone 15 reducing to under half and 10 showing no improvement.

Boston Massachusetts General Hospital 3.G.H. News Harvard University Pituitary Leonard Deftos Raymond N. Kjellberg Bernard Kliman Harvard Medical School

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