South Africa - Siamese twins separated

(14 Oct 1997) T/I: 10:52:55 GS 10:45:28 Surgeons at Soweto's Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital successfully separated Siamese twins on Monday (13/10) after a marathon 12-hour operation which they described as the most complex they have ever performed. The six-month-old girls, Monde and Nomonde Mokoena, were described as "very stable" by the head of the medical team and leading paediatric surgeon Dr Johan da Fonseca, who was carrying out his seventh separation. SHOWS: NATALSPRUIT HOSPITAL, TOKOZA, EAST OF JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - 16/04 VS siamese twins joined together CHRIS HANI BARAGWANATH HOSPITAL, SOWETO 14/10 baby in hospital after operation; second baby in hospital with tubes; cu of doctor and baby; cu of baby with tubes; cu of other baby; ms of nursing staff and mother; Pan from nurses to the babies; ms as nurses look after one child a doctor tends to the needs of the other; 1.27 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...