Doctors in Indonesia said they are planning to separate one-week-old conjoined twin boys but must wait for them to grow strong enough to survive the "complex" surgery.
Doctor Azwan Lubis, of Adam Malik Hospital in Medan, North Sumatra, said Asni I and Asni II were joined at the chest and belly but were still too small for doctors to attempt a separation.
Birth Defects - Structural Defects - Neural Tube Defects - Hypospadias
A structural birth defect means that a specific body part is missing or mal-formed during the embryonic development.
A structural birth defect means that a specific body part is missing or mal-formed during the embryonic development.
He said it might take at least six months before the boys were strong enough to undergo surgery.
"Both weigh 4.5 kilogrammes (9.9 pounds) in total. They must weigh at least 10 kilogrammes for the surgery," he said.
Electronic Fetal Monitoring
Fetal monitoring records the condition of the fetus and contractions of the uterus during the labour
Fetal monitoring records the condition of the fetus and contractions of the uterus during the labour
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Conjoined Twins Separation Surgery in US Called Off
US doctors have called off their attempt to separate three-year-old conjoined twin girls who are fused at the head because the operation is too risky, the hospital said Monday.
US doctors have called off their attempt to separate three-year-old conjoined twin girls who are fused at the head because the operation is too risky, the hospital said Monday.
