Surgeons in Panama to separate conjoined twins

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One-year-old conjoined twins Hannah Yinneth Gil, left, and Hannah Yanneth Gil, right, from Panama, lying on the ground, play at their home in Panama City, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. The Siamese twins, joined at the stomach, are allegedly scheduled for a separation surgery at the end of Aug. in Panama City. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

By Associated Press

Story Published: Aug 18, 2010 at 9:14 PM PST

PANAMA CITY (AP) - A team of 20 doctors in Panama is preparing an operation to separate conjoined twin girls.

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The one-year-old twins are joined at the abdomen, and doctors will have to separate their livers, in the first operation of its kind in the Central American nation. (

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