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November 19, 2009 Edition 3
MELBOURNE: A Bangladeshi girl separated from her joined-at-the-head twin woke up looking "fantastic" today, just two days after high-risk surgery in Australia, hospital officials said.
Two-year-old Trishna had woken from her induced coma and was cuddling guardian Moira Kelly, who has kept a bedside vigil, while her sister Krishna was expected to regain consciousness later.
"Trishna is awake and she looks fantastic," neurosurgeon Wirginia Maixner said.
"She is cuddling up into Moira's arms and has been there for the last few hours. She was trying to sleep when I saw her but yes, fully alert."
Maixner said the 32-hour operation, involving a team of 16 specialists, had been a complete success.
"I looked at the scans and I was extremely reassured by the scans. They look fantastic."
She added that the sleeping twin, Krishna, had some medical "issues" and would take longer to recover.
The ailing twins were rescued from a Dhaka orphanage two years ago before being nursed back to health in Australia. - Sapa-AFP
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