DOCTORS in Utah completed reconstructive surg- ery on one of two formerly conjoined twins yesterday after a 16-hour operation separated the girls, born fused at the midsection.

Doctors in the US have successfully separated four-year-old twin sisters born fused at the midsection, with just one kidney and one set of legs, and were continuing with reconstruction surgery.

SURGEONS in Salt Lake City, Utah, will try to separate two four-year-old sisters whose bodies are fused at the mid-section in an operation that could take 14 to 30 hours.

Surgeons in Salt Lake City, Utah, will try to separate two four-year-old sisters whose bodies are fused at the mid-section in an operation that could take 14 to 30 hours.