Siamese twins face operation

Siamese twins face operation

SEMARANG, Central Java: Dr. Kariadi Hospital will soon operate
on a pair of Siamese twins, Aghnefia I and Aghnefia II, who were
born in the Islamic Hospital in Tegal on Feb. 12, Antara
reported.

"We'll undertake the operation as soon as the twins are in
fit condition," the hospital director, Dr. Anityo Mochtar, said
on Wednesday. The medical team will be headed by Dr. Sudigbya.

The twins, who are joined at the chest and abdomen, are
currently being treated at the hospital's intensive care unit.
Their combined birth weight was 5.350 kg. They presently weigh
6.8 kg.(swe)