Posted on 11/17/2009 5:03:36 AM PST by myknowledge
TWINS Trishna and Krishna are recovering after marathon surgery of almost 32 hours, described as a "perfect" operation.
Royal Children's Hospital head of surgery Leo Donnan emerged from the hospital shortly about 4.30pm today to declare the twins were now recovering in intensive care following the completion of five hours or reconstructive surgery.
It came about three-and-a-half hours after he revealed the twins were successfully separated after almost 27 hours of complex surgery, the Herald Sun reports.
Mr Donnan said the twins were "in good condition and healthy".
"They’re both where we thought they’d be."
He said the large team of surgeons were happy with the result, and resting with some effectively on their feet for nearly the entire operation.
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This successful operation could not have been done without a surgical team at the Royal Children's Hospital led by Leo Donnan.
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