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USA: SAN DIEGO: OPERATION TO SEPARATE SIAMESE TWINS TO GO AHEAD

(26 Jan 1996) English/Nat Doctors at San Diego Children's Hospital in California have decided to operate Saturday to separate Siamese twins born less than three weeks ago. The medical experts say they must move quickly to try and separate Sarah and Sarahi Morales, from Mexico, because one has a badly damaged heart which could eventually kill both babies. The twins were born connected at the chest and stomach. Although they both have their own hearts, they share a liver. For the parents of the Siamese twins the day when they are to be surgically separated is one of mixed emotions. It is a day that will come after about 30 doctors conducted tests and studied the twins to determine if surgery would be possible. Sarah and Sarahi were born in Mexico on January 12, 1996. They were moved to Children's Hospital in San Diego a week after they were born. The doctor leading the surgery held a news conference to discuss the case. SOUNDBITE: "It's very clear that if they were born as completely separate twins twin A would not be noted as having anything obviously wrong and twin B would be extremely sick. It's unclear in our minds whether twin B could have been carried to term as a single baby in the pregnancy." SUPER CAPTION: Dr. John Lamberti, Head of Hospital Cardiac Institute Twin A is Sarah and Twin B is Sarahi who has a defective heart. Doctors say her chances of survival are not so good but remain optimistic. SOUNDBITE: "One thing that we are confident in is that twin B is not going to be able to support her own circulation without some aggressive treatment. First of all the baby needs a pacemaker and beyond that we can make some adjustments in how the blood flows within the baby." SUPER CAPTION: Dr. John Lamberti Doctors say they are racing against a "time bomb" because one of the infant's hearts is badly damaged. If it deteriorates quickly, they say both girls could die. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...