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Singapore surgeons separate Siamese twins

A team of Singapore surgeons have successfully completed the separation of a pair of Siamese twins whose brains were enmeshed.

The marathon operation on the 11-month old twins, who were born in Nepal, lasted more than 80 hours.

It had been expected to take 36 hours.

A hospital spokesman says the operation was a success, and the babies are stable. .

The most recent success in separating twins sharing the same skull took place in Australia last year.

10/04/01 14:06:46 | ABC Radio Australia News

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