South African Siamese Twins to be Separated in Four Months
The first ever pair of South African Indian Siamese twins are doing well and are expected to be separated in four months//. ....Danielle and Danika Lowton, born on June 21 at the Arwyp Medical Centre here, are healthy and tolerating their oral feeds. ...."They are gaining weight and are healthy," a report in the Post newspaper quoted Wian Stander, head of the medical centre, as saying. ....The...Indonesian Siamese Twins With Three Legs In Stable Condition
Siamese twins born with three legs and three arms on the Indonesian resort island of Bali were in stable condition Friday, a health official said//. ...."It's a tough case, but so far they are stable," Wayan Sutarga, director of medical treatment at Sanglah Hospital in the Bali capital Denpasar, told DPA... .."We are still examining the babies, and we haven't decided to take any action yet," he s...Thailand Claims World’s First Successful Heart Separation in Siamese Twin
Bangkok's Siriraj Hospital Thursday claimed to have carried out the world's first successful heart surgery to separate Siamese twins//. ....Doctor Mongkol Laohapensaeng said the 12-hour operation was performed at Siriraj Hospital on February 20 by a team of 61 Thai doctors and nurses and more than 50 days later the separated twins were still in stable condition. ....'This was the first time in t...