SYDNEY (AP) — Hospital officials in Australia say recently separated conjoined twins have left intensive care and are adjusting well.
The Bangladeshi girls were joined at the top of their heads and shared brain tissue and blood vessels.
Trishna and Krishna were separated last Tuesday after 25 hours of surgery in Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital. They then underwent an additional six hours of reconstructive work.
The 2-year-olds are now in stable condition and sharing a room together.
Krishna is expected to have a longer period of adjustment as the separation brought more changes to her body and brain's blood circulation.
The girls were found in an orphanage when they were a month old by an aid worker who contacted the Children First Foundation, which brought them to Australia for the operation.
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: In this photo taken from the video provided by the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, surgeons and nurses are seen inside the operating room at Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne for the separation surgery of the conjoined twins Krishna and Trishna Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. The Australian doctors successfully concluded 25 hours of delicate surgery Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, to separate the twin Bangladeshi girls who had been joined at their heads, sharing blood vessels and brain tissue.
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: In this August 2009, image provided by the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, 2-year-old Bangladeshi orphan, Krishna, is seen at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne in Australia. A team of Australian surgeons were working Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, on a delicate and complicated surgery to separate Krishna from her conjoined twin sister, Trishna, who are joined at the top of the head.
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: In this August 2009, image provided by the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, 2-year-old Bangladeshi orphan, Trishna, is seen at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne in Australia. A team of Australian surgeons were working Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, on a delicate and complicated surgery to separate Trishna from her conjoined twin sister, Krishna, who are joined at the top of the head.
