Iranian Siamese twins may be separated in Singapore

Iranian Siamese twins may be separated in Singapore

SINGAPORE - Iranian twin sisters Ladan and Laleh Bijani, who were born joined at the head 27 years ago, are undergoing medical tests at Raffles Hospital in Singapore. Their doctors said on Nov. 22 that they will decide in two weeks whether to go ahead with what could be the world's first separation of adult conjoined twins.

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