van der Weiden Robin M F
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sint Franciscus Gasthuis, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Twin Res. 2004 Apr;7(2):125-7. doi: 10.1375/136905204323016096.
Reports on the first successful separation of conjoined twins in 1689 and especially the publication of this achievement, as late as 1752, in the Helvetisch-vernünftiche Wehe-Mutter by Johannes Fatio are discussed in this paper with the intention to correct several historical inaccuracies.