Conjoined twins to be separated in U.S.

[cezene]

Doctors are planning an attempt this spring to gradually separate 3-year-old twin girls who were born connected at the head.
For the past 2 ½ years, Anastasia and Tatiana Dogaru, who are from Italy but are of Romanian descent, have been in Dallas, brought here by the World Craniofacial Foundation about nine months after their birth to be evaluated for separation surgery.

The top of Tatiana's head is attached to the back of Anastasia's. Twins born joined at the head — called craniopagus twins — are extremely rare, occurring in about 1 in 2.5 million births.

The separation carries many risks — including the possibility of brain damage, stroke or a deadly amount of blood loss — but doctors say the twins cannot continue to live as they are. Not only is it awkward, but their conjoined condition would lead to a variety of medical problems.

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